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Oil price fall forces sovereign funds to switch gears

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... longer, fiscal and current account balances of oil exporters will be under increasing pressure," Moody's senior vice president Elena Duggar said. "As a result, we expect increasing use of sovereign wealth fund assets to finance budget deficits and support ...

NAB Asset Management appoints new COO

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... officer. Bernard Reilly joins NAB from State Street Global Advisors, where he held positions including executive vice president, global head of strategy and head of Asia Pacific. He was also managing director of SSGA Australia. "The NAB Asset Management ...

MetLife reports 61pct global earnings slump

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... results, revealing a 61% decrease in operating earnings to US$705 million ($986 million). According to MetLife chair, president and chief executive Steven A. Kandarian, this drop can be attributed to "macroeconomic factors, including foreign currency ...

Government releases final risk reforms package

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... integrated companies to list all APRA-regulated life insurers on their Approved Product Lists," he said. AFA national president Deborah Kent singled out the reduction of the clawback period as a positive step. "In an electronic poll held at our recent ...

The importance of Asian trade agreements

GREG O'NEILL, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE, LA TROBE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015

Swiss Re to use artificial intelligence in underwriting

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... "We are continuously looking for clients who can help us train Watson on new industries," added IBM Watson senior vice president Mike Rhodin. "Swiss Re's strong heritage of leadership in reinsurance, their global reach and breadth of data across several ...

International actuaries have consensus on retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... encourages the introduction of lifetime income guarantees or "intelligent default products." Actuaries Institute of Australia president Estelle Pearson said the paper underlines the significance of the Australian government's response to the Financial ...

Lift-off off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... would. Chances are there's no chance that they'll be lifting rates when they meet again this month. As St. Louis Fed president James Bullard said two days ago, "It is very tough for the committee to make a big decision and then change it after only one ...

National Achievement Awards to recognise top executives

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... this award, has certainly contributed to my performance as a COO of a profit-for-members industry fund." Greg O'Neill, president and chief executive of La Trobe Financial commented,A "It is important to recognise the leaders that manage the retirement ...

CFAs told ASIC is for the consumer

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... respect to our role as a conduct regulator, as it often is a red flag to broader regulatory problems." CFA Institute president and chief executive, Paul Smith, said he wanted the industry to be regarded by the community as highly competent guardians ...