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Chief economist update: The art of the deal exemplified

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018

And so it comes to pass. US President Donald Trump did what he promised he would. "Today I'm defending America's national security by placing tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminium...we will have a 25% tariff on foreign steel and a 10% tariff ...

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018

An influx of economic data and surveys are set for release this week. The central banks of Australia, Canada, the Eurozone and Japan are also scheduled to meet. Don't bother with any of them. Whatever the indicators indicate and the central banks decide ...

Chief economist update: Trump spoils for war

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018

"You're going to have protection for the first time in a long time." For better or worse, US President Donald Trump continues to deliver on his campaign promises. Wall Street took Trump's latest promise fulfilment as an excuse to take profits. The Dow ...

Australia's super assets fastest growing: WTW

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018

... DC model, which is also common in the US. Defined benefits (DB) meanwhile dominate the pension systems in Japan (96%), Canada (95%), the Netherlands (94%) and the UK (81%). Japan and Canada however, are now showing signs of a shift to DC, the report ...

Thomson Reuters sells analytics business to institutional investors

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018

A Canadian pension fund, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund and a global private equity giant have purchased a stake in Thomson Reuters' Financial and Risk business. Private equity funds managed by Blackstone, together with the Canada Pension Plan Investment ...

CMC Markets hires head of sales trading

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018

CMC Markets announced its new Sydney-based sales trading head for the Asia Pacific and Canada division. Ashley Glover will lead the CMC Markets APAC team to build its high-net-worth and frequent trader client base, as well as focus on delivering customer ...

Lendlease and Canadian pension fund enter $2.6bn investment

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018

Australian property and infrastructure giant Lendlease and a $330 billion Canadian pension fund are committing to a $2.6 billion build-to-rent investment partnership in the UK. Lendlease's partnership with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) ...

IMF ramps up funding for CBA class action

EMMA RAPAPORT | FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017

Shareholders in the class action against the Commonwealth Bank will receive funding from two IMF Bentham investment vehicles with aggregated capital of $150 million, moving a potentially record-breaking class action against the bank one step closer. ...

AMP names new chief risk officer

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017

AMP appointed a former long-serving ANZ executive as the head of risk. Jenny Fagg will succeed Saskia Goedhart as the new chief risk officer effective 9 February 2018. Fagg brings extensive risk management experience across financial services and was ...

Aussie fintech usage surges

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017

... Many are targeting the United Kingdom (49%), Singapore (40%), United States (38%), New Zealand (27%) and Hong Kong and Canada (22%) to expand. Fintech Australia president Simon Cant said the results illustrate the strong credentials of Australia as a ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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