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ASX flags imminent blockchain transition

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... service. Among the highlights for the financial year, the ASX reported a record number of IPOs, jumping from 124 to 152 - the highest in six years. Revenue from listings however, was flat year-on-year, and total capital raised was also lower, down 28.8% ...

Emerging markets need a rethink

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... above US$1 billion, an average daily trading volume above US$1 million and that pay regular dividends. As at July 31, its highest country weightings are India, China, Mexico, Indonesia and South Africa. The top 10 holdings are Indonesia's Bank Rakyat ...

Life insurers post mixed performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... after reporting modest earnings to losses in prior years. Individual lump sum risk products continued to be life insurers' highest earning business line contributing $698 million, followed by group lump sum risk products of $191 million. Meanwhile, individual ...

BNY Mellon subsidiary makes local and global hires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... knowledge will be invaluable to our business, our clients and their advisers as we seek to continue to evolve and uphold the highest standards in all aspects of our distribution strategy," Nauphal said. Woolhouse commented: "At a time when the needs ...

Merged asset manager appoints Australian leadership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... integrate our businesses over the coming months we are committed to maintaining our focus on investment excellence and the highest level of client service."

Inflation: Cost-pushed and demand-pulled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... business conditions continued to improve strongly, up to a reading of 15 in July from 14 in the previous month. This is the highest level since January 2008 (before the GFC), and exactly three times its long-run average of five. Strong business conditions ...

CBA faces anti-money laundering allegations

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... year, the Federal Court fined gambling and entertainment company Tabcorp $45 million for 108 breaches of the act, the highest civil penalty in Australian corporate history at the time. In a statement, AUSTRAC said the effect of CommBank's conduct in ...

Low-flation to lower-flation?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... turn, is boosting commodity prices - the Thomson Reuters/CoreCommodity CRB Commodity Total Return Index has risen to its highest level since May this year. Both are supportive of Australian dollar strength. However, a persistently high Aussie dollar ...

Flashes: activity expansion and moderating inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... activity outlook remains positive with Markit commenting: "Most encouraging was an upturn in new order inflows to the second-highest seen over the past two years, which helped push the rate of job creation to the highest so far this year." But the outlook ...

Industry fund offers retirement income bonus

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... or more years and transferring from a high growth investment option. According to the fund, this offer represents the highest incentive paid by any super fund, and means that a new retirement pension account of $500,000 could get a bonus of $3600. "We ...