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Vertically aligned institutions pay $21.4m compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... financial advice will be compensated a further $21.4 million. This adds to the $30 million compensation bill ASIC announced in March 2017 after it investigated how large institutions oversee advisers and address customer loss or detriment under Report ...

Global WTW executive joins TCorp

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... ESG investment matters and help them build long-term resilient portfolios," he said. Thomas will commence with TCorp in March.

Chief economist update: This time is different

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... California. A level of "500 is less likely, but there is some possibility you get there." Bloomberg published this sometime in March 2009... shortly before the S&P 500 index bottomed at 666 points and went on to record one record high after another. ...

Zurich hires IOOF executive for new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
The group head of research and portfolio construction at IOOF will join Zurich's Life and Investments business in March for a newly created executive role. As head of savings and investments at Zurich, Matthew Drennan will be responsible for the development ...

Chief economist update: Build, build, and build some more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... 2017 quarter from 5.6% in the third quarter, marking the third consecutive decline since it hit a two-year high of 6.6% in March 2017 quarter. Even better, this comes amid an increase in the participation rate from 60.1% in the September quarter to 62.1% ...

Insurtech associations form global alliance

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... the next level and building the future of insurance together." The first GITA initiative will be launching a roadshow in March in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Germany to help insurtech startups liaise with insurers and investors.

Chief economist update: The good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang at the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in March last year, Li set the 2017 growth target of "around 6.5%, or higher if possible". China's growth rate this year will be ...

Chief economist update: One hike this year, one hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... inflation eased to an annual rate of 3.0% in the year to December from a five-year high of 3.1% in the previous month (3.5% in March 2012). Core inflation dropped to 2.5% in December from a six-year high of 2.7% in November (3.1% in December 2011). This ...

VFMC appoints former Franklin Templeton MD

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... various public authorities including ESS Super, Melbourne Water, Victoria Legal Aid and the Transport Accident Commission. In March 2017, VFMC appointed a new chief investment officer and a new chief operating officer. The story featured in Financial ...

Chief economist update: Bond sell bomb shell

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... report turns out correct, Bill would turn out wrong...again. Bill was still head honcho at PIMCO (in 2011) when he decided in March of that year to exit the US Treasury market completely, expecting interest rates there to climb on expectations that the ...