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Small not feeling beautiful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
While continued US labour market strength supports the Fed's decision to lift interest rates back in December and its forecasts for more lifts this year, weakening activity indicators released since - not to mention still below target inflation - indicate ...

MetLife reports 2015 earnings slump

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
MetLife has released its full year 2015 results, showing a 16% decrease in operating earnings to US$5.5 billion ($7.7 billion). MetLife's report attributed this to "a strong US dollar, lower variable investment income and a previously announced third-quarter ...

Advice GM leaves ANZ

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
ANZ's general manager advice and open market channels has announced he will leave the bank to pursue other opportunities. Neil Younger took the advice reins at ANZ in 2014 following the departure of Paul Barrett, who has since formed AZ Next Generation ...

More help wanted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
If anything, the continued increase in Australian job advertisements affirm the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) positive take on the domestic labour market. In its February Statement on Monetary Policy, the Australian central bank noted that, "A concentration ...

IRESS creates new senior product role

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
IRESS has promoted one its executive to the new role of group executive - product. Aaron Knowles, who has been with the company since 2004 and was previously executive general manager product - wealth, will take responsibility for all product functions ...

Global central banks going for the cut

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Central banks worldwide will continue easing trends in a disinflationary global environment, according to RBC Capital Market chief economist and head of Australian research Su-Lin Ong. Speaking at the 2016 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in ...

New standards for member engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Sunsuper, AMP and QSuper are setting a new standard for superannuation member engagement according to the latest report from market researcher Investment Trends. $32 billion Sunsuper has been labeled as having the most innovative and accomplished digital ...

Actuaries Institute appoints new president

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
The Actuaries Institute is aiming to increase its influence in Australia's data analytics industry, appointing a new president to oversee the profession's changing business environment. New president Lindsay Smartt said many actuaries were now nominating ...

Perpetual launches wholesale global equity fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Perpetual has launched a new wholesale fund targeted at reducing the risk of Australian dollar movements on international investments. The Perpetual Wholesale Global Share Fund Hedged takes a "bottom-up approach to stock selection," the firm's statement ...

Those who want a job can get a job

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Fed action is data-dependent. These words have been etched into Fed policy statements for as long as I could remember. The data most relevant to the US central bank, of course, are those that directly reveal progress on its dual "statutory mandate" ...