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Chinese inflation slows and quickens

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
People's Bank of China (PBOC) deputy governor Yi Gang's predicted inflation rate of 2% - 3% for this year appears at risk should the recent sharp slowdown in CPI inflation persist over the coming months. Headline inflation increased by a mere 0.8% in ...

Low-flation at the core

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
Low-flation at the core The European Central Bank's (ECB) governing council decided to keep monetary policy steady - refinancing rate at 0%, deposit rate at -0.4%, marginal lending facility at 0.25% -- while at the same time confirming that its asset ...

Fight for workplace equality and diversity far from over

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
Those already in positions of power in the workplace have a responsibility to make room for women to step up. That is the view of the Association of Financial Advisers' outgoing chief executive Brad Fox, as shared during a panel discussion at an International ...

Former BT executive to head advice group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
BT Financial Group's former head of licensee development and BT Group Licensees is the new chief executive of a boutique advice licensee. Annick Donat has joined Madison Financial Group after resigning from BT in December 2016, having spent six years ...

Super industry accepts group insurance needs work

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
Several superannuation industry groups recognise there is work to be done to reduce the erosion of member account balances through group life insurance. This recognition comes from the newly-formed Insurance in Superannuation Working Group (ISWG), which ...

Folkestone winds up fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
ASX-listed property fund manager Folkestone is winding up one of its funds ahead of schedule, selling off its sole asset to an international property investor. The Folkestone Real Estate Income Fund sold Brisbane retail and office space, The Station ...

ASIC compensation skyrockets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
The amount of compensation for consumers and investors collected by ASIC in the second half of 2016 surged to $159.4 million, up from $13.4 million in the first half. The latest ASIC Enforcement Report shows 63 infringement notices were issued - $2.9 ...

ANZ shuts down broking business

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
ANZ will decommission its ANZ Share Investing business and transition customers to a new platform headquartered in the UK. The bank signed a deal with LSE-listed CMC Markets, who will take over administration of the ANZ Share Investing platform following ...

Hunter Hall LIC board prepares for April fight

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
The future of Hunter Hall Global Value's current board is in doubt ahead of the April EGM where shareholders will vote on Wilson Asset Management's proposal to replace them. From HHV chair Paul Jensen's perspective, though, WAM's proposal is unlikely ...

Emerging markets investment grows with new fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
An investment firm specialising in emerging markets launched its first fund at an event in Sydney yesterday. The Emerging Markets Sustainable Leaders Fund is the first fund from Remerga, providing investors with access to diverse markets such as South ...