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Chief economist update: ECB digs deeper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
Super Mario's back to doing whatever it takes. When European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi spoke at 'The ECB and Its Watchers XX' conference in Frankfurt on March 27, he concluded his speech emphasising that, "... the ECB will ...

Perfect storm smashes AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
AMP suffered a 97% profit drop in 2018 and it's flagging a reshaped financial advice network into 2019. AMP recorded statutory net profit of $28 million last year, but the result is worth 3% of its 2017 full-year profit of $848 million. Discussing ...

Ignition lifts off in Ireland

HARRISON WORLEY AND MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... capabilities," Prasad said. "Meeting the technology innovation needs and compliance standards required to partner with a tier one European bank is a significant milestone for Ignition and demonstrates our commitment to innovation and excellence." The ...

Why indexing is big business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
With over three million active benchmarks across the globe growing exponentially, the changing nature of index providers is becoming increasingly more relevant in the investment process. The disproportionate ratio of stocks to indices shows no sign ...

CBA sells CFSGAM, new wealth business chief executive appointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... million. "Upon completion, the transaction is expected to deliver an increase of approximately $2.9 billion of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital, resulting in a pro forma uplift to the Group's FY18 CET1 ratio of approximately 60 basis points on ...

The joys of an independent board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
What value does an independent board of directors add to an investment company? That's a question that directors of top UK investment companies met to answer yesterday. At a conference organised by 86-year old Association of Investment Companies (AIC) ...

AustralianSuper awards international property mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... "aligns with our real estate debt strategy to target high quality opportunities secured against institutional assets in top-tier locations in European cities." AustralianSuper's commercial real estate (CRE) debt mandate is targeting debt financing ...

Advisory and wealth firm appoints chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... Stock Exchange boss as its new chief executive. Tony Sacre led the Sydney Stock Exchange for two years before joining the mid-tier accounting and advisory firm. Sacre succeeds Mark Chapman, who led the Bentley network for about five years, helping double ...

Wealth firms merge for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
... respective communities to flourish together," he said. "As one team, the combination will bring together a strengthened mid-tier firm capable of delivering seamless, synergistic, quality advice to the clients." Wyatt said Morrows is looking to create ...

ANZ sells NZ life insurance business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... sale of around NZ$50 million." This would, ANZ added, increase ANZ's overall level one and level two CET1 (common equity tier one) ratios by about five basis points and 15 basis points respectively. The agreement also includes a 20-year partnership ...