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The 2016 Census as a guide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... in 2016 from 14% in 2011. It's been kept relatively young by Asian-born immigrants - median age 35 years - compared with Europe - median age 59 years. Think increased superannuation contributions. As to what the future holds, the ABS Census provides ...

ANZ appoints for innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... agenda. Scott has more than 20 years' experience in senior finance, strategy and marketing roles throughout Australia, Europe, the UK and US, including roles with Virgin Media and Expedia. She has also served as chief operating officer Finance, Europe ...

Link Group makes $1.5bn UK acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
Link Group is expanding into the UK and Europe with the acquisition of an asset servicing business for $1.5 billion. Under the terms of a binding agreement, Link Group will acquire Capita Asset Services (CAS) from Capita plc, funded partially by cash ...

Good oil, bad oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
Houston, do we have a problem? Oil has. It's back in a bear market - with the price of both the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent dropping by more than 20% from this year's highs. WTI oil edged up a little to US$42.73/barrel overnight after dropping ...

A year on from Brexit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... that while everyone has been focused on the impact of Brexit on UK-based companies, the significant impact it will have on Europe-based companies has been virtually ignored. "There are hundreds of banks in London with a European headquarters. What are ...

Eurozone gaining momentum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
The US Federal Reserve took another step towards policy normalisation at its June FOMC meeting - announcing another 25 basis point lift in the fed funds rate from one to 1.25% (the second this year) while at the same time giving notice that it would ...

Investors to benefit from $4tn US infrastructure bill

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
The roughly $4.7 trillion the US will need to spend to remedy infrastructure deficiencies is creating opportunities for investors worldwide, according to BNY Mellon research. The 2017 BNY Mellon Investment Management Alternatives Outlook noted Donald ...

BlackRock snares share of robo-adviser

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
The world's largest fund manager is now a minority shareholder in a German-British robo-adviser as a means of further addressing the needs of clients and end-customers. Now holding a significant minority holding in online asset management company Scalable ...

AFA executive joins standards board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
A senior leader of the Association of Financial Advisers has been named vice chairman of an international standards board. AFA general manager, member services, partnerships and campus, Nick Hakes has been appointed to the Asia Pacific Financial Services ...

Saxo Capital Markets expands solutions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
Trading and investing platform Saxo Capital Markets partnered with digital stockbroker OpenMarkets to allow easier investor trades in global securities. The firms' clients can now access the major US, UK, European and Asian markets by trading via a ...