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BetaShares rolls out global sector ETF suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... Shell, BP and Total. Further global sector ETFs will follow, including products targeting agriculture, healthcare, gold and banks. Commenting on the launch, BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur said: "According to the BetaShares/Investment Trends ...

Suncorp banking and wealth CEO to step down

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... managing director, Michael Cameron said: "At an industry level, John took a leading role in the Suncorp Bank and Joint Regional Banks Submission to the Finance Sector Inquiry led by David Murray, successfully establishing the need for an even playing ...

Financial services needs more female leaders

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... attractive "career trade-off" than men. According to the report women do better in public sector institutions, including central banks and regulators, than in the private sector. In 20 out of the 32 countries analysed, the percentage of executive committee ...

Decimal appoints new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... appointment, Potts said: "The global appetite for digital advice is growing rapidly, particularly in the enterprise space as banks and financial institutions look for appropriate solutions to bolster their offerings to customers. "Our immediate focus ...

Negative interest rates drive spike in safe sales

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
Giant global banks and consumers alike have found old fashioned solutions to the unusual problem of having to pay institutions to hold their cash deposits - safes, vaults and strongrooms are back in vogue. Japanese hardware stores report demand for ...

La Trobe Financial prices $250m RMBS Issue

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... Martin Barry, added: "La Trobe Financial arguably has the most diversified funding and capital raising program of all non-banks operating in Australia, incorporating large term debt facilities from local and international banks, a $1.1 billion dollar ...

Swiss say no to universal basic income

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... performed by employees. Economists have also said such schemes could help stimulate growth in a world where many central banks have no more room to lower interest rates.

Dion Global targets IRESS market share with new platform

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... director within the firm's Australia and New Zealand business added: "The trading tools that were once the province of the big banks are now in the hands of retail brokers and investors. This is an extremely rich interface which is accessed as simply ...

Investors face 'radical uncertainty': PIMCO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... because of "zero or even negative policy rates in many countries, the gusher of liquidity administered by major central banks via quantitative easing, and the debt financed investment boom in China and some other emerging market economies." PIMCO's baseline ...

Life insurance adviser group hits out at FSC priorities

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... LICG's statement said. The statement added: "The LICG also reports it has received widespread concerns that the FSC and big banks are exerting unreasonable influence in their efforts to sway Government and key stakeholders in the LIF debate. "The FSC's ...