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JPMAM appoints Australian CEO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... years at the firm. Previously she was head of the global discretionary portfolio management team for Bankers Trust Switzerland AG and a member of the global investment committee.

Bennelong appoints new product manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... services at Equity Trustees. She previously held roles with UBS Wealth Management in Zurich and Morgan Stanley in Switzerland and Italy. She is also a former investment writer, marketing and communications for Legg Mason. Bennelong chief executive Craig ...

No new monetary policy moves on horizon: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... blame for the recent risk-off trade. "The countries that have resorted to negative rates to date - Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and Japan - wanted to create a disincentive for banks and savers to hold money on deposit. In theory, the liquidity would ...

OneVue appoints TCorp exec

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
... capital markets and government sectors. Prior to TCorp, Knight was head of treasury and capital markets at Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) Australia. He's also held senior treasury roles at ANZ, National Mutual Royal Bank and Australian Bank. OneVue ...

Bond investors must relax benchmark constraints

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... in place, including the Bank of Japan (BoJ), the European Central Bank and the central banks of Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland. Managing director of QIC's Global Liquid Strategies (GLS), Susan Buckley, said around 30% of the world's government bonds ...

Australia ranks sixth in global pension survey

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... 43 nations around the world. Dominated by northern Europe the top 10 countries for retirement outcome are: Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, New Zealand, Sweden, Australia, Germany, The Netherlands, Austria and Canada. Commenting on the results managing ...

Swiss say no to universal basic income

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... had voted against the scheme, which would see all Swiss citizens, along with foreigners who have been residents in Switzerland for at least five years, being given a universal basic income (UBI). Supporters said providing such an income would help fight ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... 26.6%, respectively. Imports decreased by 10.1% to HK$237.6 billion over the same period due to reduced purchases from Switzerland (-21.3%), China (-18.2%), Japan (-15.7%), Thailand (-9.1%). Imports from Taiwan increased by 2.6% and by 1.8% from the ...

Instos to increase alternative strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... exposure to alternative assets with Canada increasing them the most (from 14% to 27%), followed by the UK (7% to 18%), Switzerland (18% to 29%), US (17% to 27%) and Japan (from 3% to 9%). Willis Towers Watson global head of investment content Roger Urwin ...

BOJ goes negative to get postive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... judged as necessary." At minus 0.1%, it's got plenty more room gauging from other countries - Denmark (minus 0.65%); Switzerland (minus 0.75%); Sweden (minus 1.1%) - which have already instituted negative interest rate policies. Make no mistake, "The ...