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Super reform impacts AMP results

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
AMP attributed increased net cash outflows in its first quarter results to Australians readying themselves for incoming superannuation reforms. The institution recorded an 11% increase in wealth management inflows year on year to $6.4 billion, but was ...

Japan rides the virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... reversed course, resuming its weakening trend versus the US dollar - down 4.2% from the five-month high reached in mid-April - but remains 2.3% stronger against the greenback to date. The historically strong inverse correlation between the Japanese share ...

UniSuper chairman steps down, successor appointed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
UniSuper chairman Chris Cuffe is stepping down from the board after six years at the helm of the $60 billion fund. "My time at UniSuper has been dynamic and very fulfilling, and I wish the board and executive team continued success in the future," he ...

Australian economy proceeding according to projections

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... and mainly driven by higher employment and profitability conditions. The business confidence jumped 7 points to +13 in April - the highest level since September 2010. Elevated business confidence and conditions are showing up in rising advertisements ...

Budget Eve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... this is broadening still. And while there's a bit of slowing in China - manufacturing and services sector PMI declined in April - they remain in expansion territory. Governor Lowe's statement about the Australian outlook says: "The Bank's forecasts for ...

Fund managers on fixed income recruitment drive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
Both AMP Capital and Vanguard are ramping fixed income capabilities with new hires and job listings. On April 26, Andrea Jaehne joined AMP Capital as senior credit analyst, financials. She reports to acting head of credit Steven Hur, and will focus ...

Beware the volatility trap: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
Disregarding benchmarks through an upside/downside capture strategy can help investors manage volatility risk while still achieving healthy returns. Launching a new white paper on how defensive strategies can benefit Australian equity investors, AllianceBernstein ...

Which part of the elephant are you holding?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... would have negative implications for Australia's external trade accounts. Below are the World Bank's predictions in its April "Commodity Markets Outlook": Crude oil prices remain projected to average $55/bbl in 2017, an increase of 26 percent over 2016. ...

Future of ANZ Wealth uncertain amid profit slide

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
ANZ Wealth's profit share in the bank's overall results continued to decline in the first half of FY17, underscoring six months of speculation as to the division's future. Back in November, ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott said in a media briefing ...

Unlicensed financial services' provider convicted

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
A Melbourne man has pleaded guilty in the Magistrates Court to one count of operating a financial services business without a licence. Grant Thorsby Ross (also known as David Thorsby Ross), the former sole director of both Motabank and Multimedia Marketing ...