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The Fed "live" in November

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
It seems so long ago now but at the start of October (or thereabouts), we were treated to several regional Fedspeaks -- including, among others, Cleveland Federal Reserve president Loretta Mester, Richmond Federal Reserve president Jeffrey Lacker, Kansas ...

Munchenberg to exit ABA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
Australian Banker's Association chief executive Steven Munchenberg has resigned. ABA chairman Andrew Thorburn said Munchenberg had advised him that he would now like to move on to the next opportunity in his career, following six and a half years in ...

CBA chair steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
Commonwealth Bank chairman David Turner will retire from the board at the end of the year, to be replaced by a current non-executive director. Having served on the CBA board for a decade and as chairman since 2010, Turner said he has greatly enjoyed ...

Howard: Bank scrutiny "strange"

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
The scrutiny of Australia's big four banks has been labelled "strange" by former Prime Minister John Howard, who heralded the institutions as one of four pillars that guided Australia through the Global Financial Crisis. Howard was the first plenary ...

Bragg to leave FSC

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
The Financial Services Council's director of policy Andrew Bragg will leave the industry body at the end of November. Bragg has been a member of the FSC's policy team since 2009 and was appointed director of policy in 2014. He is joining the Menzies ...

Valuation dispersion creating opportunity for instos to retilt

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
The dispersion in valuations between the cheapest and the most expensive stocks is the widest it has been at any point since the dotcom boom, according to the founder of global asset manager Pzena Investment Management. The most expensive quintile of ...

Forager plans listing for Australian Shares Fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
Australian small cap specialist Forager Funds Management is soft-closing its Australian Shares Fund and plans to move to a closed-ended structure in an effort to protect investors from the growth in the fund detracting from performance. The planned ...

Global equity managers not currency selectors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
When superannuation funds structure a global equity investment mandate it is beneficial to manage the currency component externally, new research finds. A study released by the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) implies super funds ...

Top pension funds slide for first time since GFC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
Total assets of the 300 largest pension funds worldwide fell for the first time since the beginning of the global financial crisis, according to Willis Towers Watson research. The P&I/Willis Towers Watson global 300 report shows that in 2015, total ...

Capital not enough to prevent failures

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
A lone reliance on capital is an "unwise strategy", according to APRA chair Wayne Byres who said the industry must accept and prepare for failures in the banking industry. Speaking at the Actuaries Institute Banking Conference Byres noted that while ...