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Actuaries Institute names new president

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
The Actuaries Institute is welcoming the appointment of a new president and leadership team. Jenny Lyon takes the leadership role while serving as a director at actuarial recruitment consulting firm SKL Executive. She has also held directorship roles ...

Estate agents to become RG146 certified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... developers to discuss general drivers and factors to be considered when making decisions related to property investment. REIA president Malcolm Gunning said the new qualification is being offered to agents as part of "a broader strategy to professionalise ...

Doubting the benefit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... the current expectations du jour - inevitable Fed rate hike on the 15th of March (and how many more thereafter) and US president Trump's reflationary policies (would they be passed in full, scaled down, or abandoned) are recent developments in China ...

AFA chief executive steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... leadership the industry traversed FoFA, MySuper, professional standards and the Life Insurance Framework. AFA national president Marc Bineham said: "Brad has made an outstanding contribution to our profession and to the members of the AFA and we will ...

First of three (or more) coming next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... points; the Nasdaq at 5,904.03 points and the Russell 2000 at 1,413.64 points - on 1 March 2017. This was the day US president Trump addressed the joint session of Congress that was speculated to trigger sell orders if he doesn't spell out the details ...

ANZ appoints culture executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... resources officer since Susie Babani's departure in November 2016. In her most recent role, van der Merwe was expert vice president for Bain & Company's Results Delivery Practice in the Asia-Pacific region. With the firm for 14 years, van der Merwe held ...

Wednesday delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... that will affect economies and financial markets everywhere. Wednesday (or Tuesday night US time), is the day when US President Donald Trump speaks before the joint-session of Congress, where he, hopefully, will deliver the details of his reflationary ...

NZ Super Fund CEO joins PPI board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... Sovereign Wealth Funds. "Adrian is well respected among his long-term investment peers and the PPI community. I became PPI's president in 2014 with the anticipation of working with Theresa and Adrian in their roles a chair and vice chair, respectively. ...

In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... Estimate 1 for 2017-18 is $80,625m. This is 3.9% lower than Estimate 1 for 2016-17." The election of Donald Trump as US president has unarguably changed sentiment in terms of bringing out the "animal spirits" in Uncle Sam country but it seems that nothing ...

Northern Trust partners for private equity blockchain

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... despite this being a time when "investors are seeking greater transparency, security and efficiency." Northern Trust president of corporate and institutional services Peter Cherecwich said: "Current legal and administrative processes that support private ...