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Chief economist update: RBA more likely to cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... lowered to 2.25% on February 2015. 'Twas the same when the RBA held interest rates unchanged at 2% between May 2015 and April 2016 or at 4.75% back in November 2010 to October 2011, both were followed by a reduction in interest rates.

Charity donates $10m to university

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... education in the past. They both donated $5 million each to Western Sydney University's institute of complementary medicine in April, 2017. Marcus Blackmore owns about $4.9 billion of the $2.1 billion company.

Comyn promises personal accountability

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... improving the financial wellbeing of customers and the broader community, he said. Comyn was sworn in as chief executive on 9 April 2018. He took over from Ian Narev, who announced his retirement in August 2017, following more than six years in the role. ...

Inside Bennelong and its UK engine room

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... managers (Paul Marriage and John Warren) ran at Schroders. The pair also manage two long-short funds. Pembroke launched in April amidst a challenging time for emerging markets. However, Thomas explains Pembroke's long-short strategy is more than 1% at ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... income ETF space, it's a time of reckoning in the age of passive investing. What's New: Eyes on China Commencing 1 April 2019, the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index, will for the first time, include Chinese bonds. With the MSCI recently ...

Pension lessons from around the world

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... is to be set at 8% which, following a gradual roll-out period allowing for smaller contributions, will be in place from April 2019. While the introduction of NEST satisfied the UK's issues around demand for pension solutions, it has also proved successful ...

Merger to create $885m LIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... seven-year arrangement with Perennial Value Management, and appointed Wilson Asset Management as its investment manager in April 2017. WLE chair Geoff Wilson said the "superior merged entity" will provide a larger capital and shareholder base. WAM Capital ...

FPA fines Henderson $50k

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... Australians for a better financial future and enforcement of the FPA Code is an important aspect of that commitment." In April, the financial services Royal Commission heard former client, Fair Work commissioner Donna McKenna, a sought Henderson's ...

Aberdeen Standard distribution head departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... local oversight of distribution in Australia with head of distribution, Asia Pacific, Andrew Hendry. Hendry was appointed in April to drive distribution and business growth across the region. He is based in Singapore.

Guy Stern retires from ASI

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... multi-asset and macro investing is retiring after more than 10 years at the firm. Guy Stern joined Standard Life Investments in April 2008 as head of multi-asset management. He was also responsible for investment idea origination, portfolio construction ...