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ASX blockchain move defensive: Professor

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
A New York University professor believes at the very least the ASX should use blockchain to improve its back office processing of trades because that alone would provide a big profit opportunity. NYU Stern School of Business professor David Yermack ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
ANZ job ads The "increased uncertainty following the close federal election on July 2 and the shock decision by the UK to leave the European Union on June 24" is how ANZ's head of Australian economics Felicity Emmett explained the sharp 0.8% drop in ...

Aligned advisers return to UK

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
UK pension, investments and insurance giant Aviva has hired a fresh team of face-to-face advisers three years after scrapping its 120-strong team. The move marks the return of aligned advice - the new advisers will be restricted to recommending only ...

Japanese pension fund continues ESG commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) is planning to host about 20 of the world's largest asset owners for an ESG investment forum later this year. The Global Asset Owners' Forum will continue the fund's obligation to better understand responsible ...

ASIC hands down multiple bans

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
ASIC has permanently banned one adviser and handed temporary bans to two others, one of which was formerly employed by Australian and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ). Craig Miller, formerly of Malanda in North Queensland, was employed by ANZ as a financial ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
Australia and NZ streamline trade deal Australia and New Zealand have signed a deal to streamline customs processing between the two nations. The Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection and New Zealand Customs Service (NZ Customs) ...

AMP gets court date for China fund appeal

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
AMP Life has been given a hearing date for its appeal of the Supreme Court ruling preventing it from voting on resolutions at the AMP Capital China Growth Fund (AGF) extraordinary general meeting. The Supreme Court decided on June 22 that AMP Life ...

Super fund CEO not seeking reappointment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
The chief executive of the Government Employees Superannuation Board (GESB) has indicated he will not be seeking reappointment when his term expires on 29 January 2017. Howard Rosario, head of the $22 billion government fund for Western Australia public ...

Magellan selects new reporting solution

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
Asset manager Magellan has gone live with new client reporting software on the back of a newly-formed partnership with Vermilion Software. This is Vermilion's second large win in the asset management sector for 2016, with the firm previously announcing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
Australia housing finance The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the total value of dwelling finance commitments increased by 1.0% in the month of May as a 3.9% jump in "investment housing" more than offset the 0.6% fall in lending"owner ...