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Central bank surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... low oil prices, as printed in the BOC's statement: "The oil price shock increases both downside risks to the inflation profile and financial stability risks." While the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker (and their dogs and cats) have already ...

Instos turn increasingly to real assets

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
Institutional investors are increasingly turning to real assets to increase investment returns and manage macro-environment risks, but would rethink allocations if interest rates rose significantly, according to a new survey from BlackRock. The survey ...

Super fund mergers could risk member attrition

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... fund is large (2.5%), recognisable (1.5%) and associated with the particular industry (1.1%). The importance of a high profile management team ranked last (0.7%).

Fossil fuel divestment gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2015
... divested from fossil fuels or made a commitment to do so in the future. While the divestment push in Australia is not as high profile, the announcement in October last year by the minnow Australian National Investment fund to divest $16 million away ...

NZ Super and Infratil buy RetireAustralia

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2015
... amount of time evaluating the sector in Australia and identified RetireAustralia as a high quality access point given the profile of the assets and the capability of the management team". NZ Super Fund chief investment officer Matt Whineray said: "We ...

MetLife US proactive lobbying lesson for Aust

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... short-term risks that could expose a bank to a 'run' by depositors, insurance is very different because its risks and asset profile is long term and so the likelihood of anything like a depositor 'run' is very remote. A better alternative, argued MetLife ...

NAB launches Australia's first certified climate bond

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... key role debt markets play in supporting the growth of new markets and financing a low carbon economy, and raises the profile of the green bond asset class in Australia," he said. The renewable energy assets financed by the climate bond are expected ...

FIIG nabs JB Were head of advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... we seek to boost our position in the intermediary and family office markets, both areas where Grant has built a strong profile and network," FIIG chief executive Mark Paton said. McCorquodale said: "our ultimate purpose is to help Australians secure ...

ASIC stands up for adviser national exam

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... with the CASA framework." Medcraft noted that "only one in five Australians get financial advice. And, with recent high-profile cases of advisers mis-selling financial products, this is sadly no surprise." In September, CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants ...

Profile: Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand chief executive Lee White

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
Lee White, chief executive of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, is the first accountant to lead the body. He recently oversaw a history-making merger between the ICAA and NZICA and is now making lifelong learning a priority for accountants. ...