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Yarra Capital recruits senior VFMC manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
A Victorian Funds Management Corporation senior credit portfolio manager will join Yarra Capital Management's investment team. Taking on a role as senior investment manager in the fixed income team, credit specialist Phil Strano will join the firm in ...

RBA dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
It'll be interesting to be a fly on the wall of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) boardroom today when Governor Philip Lowe and his team deliberate on what to do with the country's monetary policy settings. Financial markets expect the Australian ...

BNY Mellon subsidiary wins CBA super mandate

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
Newton Investment Management, a London based subsidiary of BNY Mellon Investment Management, is welcoming a mandate win from the Commonwealth Bank Group Superannuation scheme. Newton's Global Real Return strategy, which takes a global multi-asset approach ...

Aussie investors push tobacco exclusions

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
A global active fund manager says Australia is at the forefront of the shift towards ex-tobacco investment portfolios. Vontobel Asset Management global equities portfolio manager Ramiz Chelat said majority of the firm's assets in Australian mandates ...

Unclear disclosure costs bank $5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
The Australian and Securities Investment Commission has forced Citibank to refund about $5 million to 230,000 customers for failing to properly disclose credit card international transaction fees. Citibank began charging international transaction fees ...

Damned if they do, damned if they don't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
First the good news. Crude oil prices have closed the March quarter of 2017 above the psychological US$50.00 per barrel mark - the level they have risen to since the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced that they (and non-OPEC ...

Data limiting ethical investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
The lack of quality data and transparency are barriers for institutional investors wanting to fully integrate an environmental, social and governance framework in their investment process, the latest research from State Street shows. About 60% of Asia-Pacific ...

VFMC appoints new CIO, COO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
Victorian Funds Management Corporation named its new chief investment officer, recruiting a global executive from Mercer. Current Mercer global chief investment officer (Mainstream Assets) and chief investment officer (Pacific) Russell Clarke will replace ...

Nikko AM restructures fixed income team

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
Nikko Asset Management is merging its Australian fixed income division with its global team, which will see the departure of three local staff members. The Australian operation is integrating with the firm's London-based global fixed income team and ...

ECB nips the bud of rate hike speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
The continued sprouting of green shoots in the Eurozone economy has recently triggered speculations that the European Central Bank (ECB) would soon taper its policy accommodation measures soon. While the Governing Council voted to keep monetary policy ...