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HK funds market just ahead of Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
Hong Kong's funds management market climbed 10.5% during 2014 to reach a high of $2.8 trillion, revealed the HK Securities and Futures Commission. Despite the dramatic growth in the HK market, it is only slightly ahead of the Australian FUM market that ...

PROFILE: BNP Paribas Securities Services country head David Braga

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
As a former project manager, David Braga has seen it all. He's worked on almost every type of job going in the financial services industry, which is precisely what makes him the right man for the job as BNP Securities Services' new head of Australia ...

The "old economy" that is Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
It could be because we've been beating down on ourselves too much, too often and for so long that others think they come and have a go at us, Australians all, too. I was literally ROFL-ing when I read this piece from the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street and European markets fell as volatile commodity prices and company results hit shares. At 0802 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 27 points at ...

Mercer appoints senior AMP exec

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
Mercer has named the person to fill the strategic planning and delivery leader role vacated by Andrew Godfrey following his promotion to the financial services business leader position. Succeeding Godfrey is Anthony Angelucci. He joins from AMP where ...

AFA tweaking life insurance framework

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers is refining aspects of the Life Insurance Framework developed jointly with the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Financial Services Council (FSC). The three industry associations reached consensus ...

Retiring 'comfortably may require 3 income building blocks: Legg Mason

PROMOTED BY LEGG MASON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
Advisers may have to recalibrate 'safe' retirement income portfolios in a world of low interest rates - and that may mean blending equity, real and fixed income. That's because when you consider the five-year rate on a typical annuity or term deposit ...

Northern Trust appoints Australian head

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
Northern Trust has appointed a replacement for Rohan Singh, who will return to the business' Singapore offices as head of Singapore and South East Asia. Madeleine Senior has been appointed to head Northern Trust in Australia and New Zealand, starting ...

Gold's no longer gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
Well they tried, and they tried, and they tried, but it seems that there's just no bringing back gold's shine. Gold was hit for six - that is, prices dropped for a sixth consecutive day overnight - down to a low of US$1,088.05 per ounce (the lowest ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on US and European markets after Greece made massive loan repayments to creditors and reopened its banks. At 0814 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 ...