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Beige Book report delivers known knowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... Donald Henry Rumsfeld, "these are known knowns." Aside from the reference to the disruptions caused by the hurricanes, the October update is virtually no different from last month. "Reports from all 12 Federal Reserve Districts indicated that economic ...

Board changes at Crestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... of chair, succeeding John McDonald who remains a non-executive director. Clifford joined as a non-executive director in October 2016 and is also the chair of Qantas and Bechtel Australia, and served as Rio Tinto's chief executive from 2000 to 2007. Gilbert ...

Japanese sun rises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... all right..." - The Beatles The rally that propelled the Nikkei-225 index to its highest level last week lingers. On 11 October, Japan's benchmark equity market index rose by a mere 0.28% but its closing level of 20,881.27 points marked its best finish ...

Westpac faces class action over life insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... customers paid premiums that were 4.5% higher than premiums payable on identical polices bought elsewhere. "Since at least October 2011, such customers have been routinely charged higher premiums that persons who obtained identical insurance issued by ...

AFA and Map My Plan join forces

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... National Adviser Conference are being offered a free 30-day subscription to Map My Plan for Advisers, if they apply before 15 October. There are also other benefits on offer for delegates at the conference.

BlackRock boosts Australian distribution footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... business team in Australia. Scarlett Dorney will join the Sydney office as a director of client business at the end of October, responsible for leading the multi-manager and institutional sales strategy for a portfolio of key clients. She will report ...

Confidence up but will consumers shop?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... from the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey that showed the index jumping to a reading of 101.35 in October from 97.87 in September - itself, an improvement from th3 95.45 recorded in August. There were improvements galore in the October ...

Intrust offers more premium reductions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... been able to achieve this fantastic outcome again for members. Being able to reduce the income protection premiums in October was a great result. But to also reduce the premiums for our group life cover as well, is such an outstanding outcome for our ...

Magellan soars past $1.5bn for massive IPO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... chief investment officer, Stefan Marcionetti, will co-manage the portfolio. Magellan Global Trust is expected to trade on October 18 under proposed ticker code is MGG.

ECB exit: 2018 or 2021?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... the record low of 11.2 hit in mid-March this year and many miles away from the all-time peak of 87.5 it reached back in October 2008. This comes as no surprise given the single currency area's improving economic outlook. One, that has been highlighted ...