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Ironbark, Zurich shutter funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
Ironbark Asset Management and Zurich Investments are shutting down three funds after the Sydney boutique managing them said it will stop asset management operations in July. Denning Pryce managed about $270 million for Aussie investors in alternative ...

Chief economist update: ECB digs deeper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
... only this, inflation is heading down anew. The flash estimate of HICP inflation eased from 1.5% in February to 1.4% in March - lower than market expectations and matching January's nine-month low. Core inflation eased to an 11-month low of 0.8% from ...

FCA hits Goldman Sachs over reporting failures

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
The UK's financial services conduct regulator has fined Goldman Sachs International more than £34 billion over historic reporting breaches. The FCA revealed the fine late last month and said the global giant had failed to provide accurate and timely ...

Superannuation fund chief accepts new role

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
The former chief executive of AustSafe Super has moved into a new role, following the completion of the fund's merger with Sunsuper. AustSafe Super chief executive Craig Stevens takes on the head of strategy role at Sunsuper following a successful ...

Kapstream co-founder announces retirement

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
Kapstream co-founder Kumar Palghat has announced his intention to retire from the $14.5 billion fixed income investment house. Palghat was one of PIMCO's first global portfolio managers and later headed the fixed income behemoth's APAC portfolio ...

Chief economist update: Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
When its monetary policy committee met on 21 March and voted unanimously to keep the Bank Rate unchanged at 0.75 and maintain bond purchases at £435 billion, the Bank of England (BOE) declared its future actions would largely depend on Brexit. "The ...

Cost of living fears rise: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
According to new research, 40% of Australians say the rising cost of living is their single greatest concern in 2019 but effective financial advice could be the solution. Latest research from Mortgage Choice and CoreData's looked at the attitudes and ...

AustralianSuper hikes insurance fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
AustralianSuper is increasing the cost of insurance, blaming the Federal Government's recent Protecting Your Super legislation for the changes. On 1 June 2019, the cost of TPD and income protection cover will rise for AustralianSuper members with ...

Chief economist update: China stitches it in time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
If you want a poster boy to that old saying that, "a stitch in time saves nine" China is it. Latest data show that China's manufacturing sector is back in expansion. The official National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) China manufacturing PMI increased ...

Trump will continue to buoy stock markets: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
Robert Mueller's findings that US President Donald Trump did not collude with Russia during the 2016 election campaign is good news for the global share markets, Financial Standard's latest spot poll shows. The majority of readers (68%) agree that ...