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ASIC changes market rules for Chi-X ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
ASIC has published changes to its market integrity rules for exchange-traded funds admitted to Chi-X Australia. Chi-X intends to launch its ETF market in Australia in 2016, following a consultation paper released in February 2015. ASIC said it "consulted ...

Six point five is PM Li's new like

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
"Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would." - 'El Condor Pasa' by Simon & Garfunkel After all the dissecting, de-constructing and probing of the October FOMC statement for missing/added words, phrases and sentences, financial markets came up with ...

CBA whistleblower flags unfair compensation

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
CBA has been accused of severely mishandling its Open Advice Review program by a former employee. Former Open Advice Review assessment manager Russell Phillips alleged at the Senate Standing Committees on Economics Scrutiny of Financial Advice public ...

Zurich cleans up at Plan For Life awards

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
Zurich has won in three categories at Plan For Life's 2015 Direct Life Insurance awards. Aside from the overall Direct Life Insurance Excellence Award, Zurich also picked up the Term Life and Customer Service for Life Companies awards. Held in Sydney ...

IAG appoints COO from Suncorp

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
IAG has appointed a new chief operating officer. Mark Milliner joins the IAG executive team from Suncorp, where he was chief executive personal insurance. He has held numerous other roles at the $17 billion insurance group since 1994, including general ...

December lift-off, yeah, sure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
"and I swear (I swear) by the moon and the stars..." Whoops, sorry folks, I got carried away with "All 4 One's" tune. What I meant to type is, I swear this has happened once before. You know, the time when Wall Street "rejoiced" at the more likely than ...

Not this year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... Perhaps not. Markit Economics' flash US Services PMI slowed from 55.1 in September to a less than expected 54.4 reading in October -- the weakest rise in service sector output since the weather-related slowdown recorded in January. Gentle readers could ...

Hotel California

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
Ho ho ho and ha ha ha. The truth is out. Wall Street dipped overnight and so did the Euro Stoxx 50 - after their strong gains of the past week because, wait for it......because investors suddenly realised that the ECB and the PBOC's early Christmas ...

Santa Mario brings cheers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
Merry Xmas to you too, signore Draghi Only two days before, most have given up expecting more goodies from "Super 'whatever it takes' Mario". No mas, not after the ECB's Bank Lending Survey showed that QE is doing what's intended to do - ease lending ...

Prime Value launches SIV fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
Prime Value Asset Management has launched a small and micro caps fund that is compliant with the significant investor visa (SIV) program. The launch of the Prime Value Emerging Opportunities Fund follows recent changes to the SIV regulations, which ...