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Central bank surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... Economy Minister Morten Oestergaard, added for good measure. I wonder if this is the same vehement assurance that SNB Vice President Jean-Pierre Danthine gave only two days prior to his bank's dismantling of the franc/euro peg? "We're convinced that ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... business to higher value, and investing and positioning ourselves for the longer term," said Ginni Rometty, IBM's chairman, president and chief executive. Warren Buffett's huge investment firm Berkshire Hathaway, the largest shareholder in IBM, took ...

State Street appoints APAC head to global committee

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... and global expertise, they provide an excellent complement and range of skills to our management team." Executive vice president, Seck has headed State Street's global markets and global services businesses in Asia Pacific since 2011, joining from the ...

SNB dismantles defense

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... 1.007 per euro Forward guidance, pfft! Markets wouldn't have been completely taken off guard were it not for SNB vice president Jean-Pierre Danthine's assurance - err, forward guidance - only two days prior that, "we're convinced that the cap on the ...

SSgA appoints sales executive

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has appointed Chris Artis as its new vice president of sales and distribution for institutional sales. Based in Melbourne, Artis has nearly 30 years' experience in superannuation via senior roles at Telstra Super ...

Auld lang syne

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
... that showed wages growing less than expected - an indication (and its effect on inflation) cited by Minneapolis Fed president Narayana Kocherlakota when he called for no lift off for at least one more year. And what about Australia? It's bad. So bad ...

Artisan Partners opens local office

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015
... income assets across Australia and New Zealand. Drayton has worked in Sydney for more than 30 years. Artisan Partners president and chief executive Eric Colson said: "Australia and New Zealand are markets with institutional clients and decision making ...

Oracle & OneVue develop Asia Pacific fund solution

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... help clients focus on their core objectives of product innovation and customer centricity," Mckeage said. Oracle vice president and head of sales for Japan and Asia Pacific Venky Srinivasan added: "OneVue's industry expertise and servicing capabilities ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
The share market is lower as fresh concerns about political instability in Greece spooks markets around the world. European markets fell overnight after a presidential election was brought forward, which investors feared could threaten Greece's bailout ...

Bad tidings for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
"'Tis the season to be jolly, fa-la-la-la-la...", "silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright..." Bah, humbug! The negative news flow and speculations over the past 24 hours would, like ol' Ebenezer Scrooge, make you, I and Irene hate Christmas. ...