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China local bonds to shake up EM credit

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
The emergence of Chinese local government bonds will change the shape of emerging markets' credit landscape, BlackRock head of Asian Credit Neeraj Seth said. "We are still in the early stages in terms of development of the local government bonds," Seth ...

Trowbridge salutes risk reforms package

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... a review is to be undertaken in 2018," he added. "This review should examine how effective the transformation is at that stage and consider the balance of my recommendations, in order to identify the further reforms needed to overcome remaining misaligned ...

Risk reforms ignore key adviser concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
Risk advisers expressed concern that the industry-led risk reforms package ignores the problem of vertical integration and client-driven policy churn. Synchron director Don Trapnell told Financial Standard that the reform improved on the initial Trowbridge ...

Former FPA chair to leave Hood Sweeney

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... set out to achieve in the role, and given the succession plan in place, he felt the timing was right to consider the next stage of his career. Rowe joined Hood Sweeney in 2002 as a partner when he merged his own financial planning practice with the firm. ...

Standard Life chief to resign

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... they offer, and has the right talent and experience to continue to deliver our strategy and take Standard Life on the next stage of our journey." Skeoch thanked Nish for "handing the company over in such strong shape," adding that "It's a great honour ...

Milliman seeing shift in bond portfolios

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... However, he is already seeing people position their portfolios so they're not exposed to an inevitable rate increase at some stage. "You've got a global market where people are talking about rates rising. If you think about where a lot of the fixed income ...

AFA, FPA yet to commit to FSC life risk agenda

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... chief executive Mark Rantall told Financial Standard that there was nothing to report regarding industry consensus at this stage, even if discussions are progressing. More to follow.

BOJ in (tactical) retreat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... Equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town bounded sharply higher while you, I and Irene were still in the stage of REM sleep as optimism returned - more specifically, that el Greko and 'the institutions' are progressing towards a deal. ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... nearly 40 points above its session lows. "The stocks were very weak the first hours and then they were able in the midday to stage a pretty good comeback," said Mace Blicksilver, director of Marblehead Asset Management. He said that surging US Treasury ...

New kid on the block

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
"There's talk on the street; it sounds so familiar Great expectations, everybody's watching you... Everybody's talking 'bout the new kid in town." - Eagles Well, not quite yet Virginia but, if recent reports are confirmed there'll be a new kid in the ...