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Swiss franc surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
Francly my dear, it couldn't have come soon enough. No Virginia, that wasn't a typo for the Swiss franc is back in the news again. As Bloomberg reports, "The franc fell against all but one of its 16 major peers Friday." "The franc dropped 0.7 percent ...

Governance becoming key investor concern

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... Aberdeen Asset Management. Based on a survey of 293 institutional investors, trustees, managers and consultants in the UK, Europe, North America, Canada and Asia-Pacific, the Aberdeen research indicates that the vast majority (89%) of respondents viewed ...

December moves

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
December is coming. December is coming. The month of December is only a few sleeps away and this December would be one of the most exciting months this year. It's as certain as sure that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would remain on hold. Gov ...

UK regulator targets conflicts in investment consulting

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... significant role they play in the economy, it is essential that competition works effectively for these services." The UK is Europe's largest asset management market, with around £6.6 trillion ($13.7 trillion) invested. This includes around £2.1 trillion ...

Road of no return

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
"One concern was that such a delay, if the reasons were not well understood by market participants, could increase uncertainty in financial markets and unduly magnify the perceived importance of the beginning of the policy normalization process." This ...

Super changes won't close gender retirement gap: AIST

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has told a Senate inquiry that changes to the super system will not be enough to close the retirement savings gender gap. The AIST is calling for all workforce, pay and super policies to be ...

Super fund chief in Paris for climate talks

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
Catholic Super chief executive and Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) chair Frank Pegan will commit support from Australian and New Zealand institutional investors for sound climate policies at the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference ...

MetLife reports 61pct global earnings slump

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... below the company's 2015 quarterly plan." Earnings in the Americas were the weakest, down 18% on the previous quarter; Europe, the Middle East and Africa decreased by 15%, while Asian earnings increased by 9%.

Australia back on the radar for international capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... than the consensus." He added that in the larger macroeconomic scheme, Australia is becoming more attractive relative to Europe, which is slowing, and the US, where monetary tightening may have a negative impact on the equity market. When the Federal ...

AMP Capital targets $2.8bn infrastructure raising

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... fully invested while IDF II, which has a four-year investment period, has already secured 11 investments spread across Europe, the Americas and Australia. AMP Capital's global infrastructure debt team has 10 investment professionals located in London ...