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Action!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
So there we have it folks, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has responded. The financial presses and commentariats may be calling the Japanese central bank's decision to expand its lending facilities a surprise but we know better, do we not? The BOJ must have ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
"Those were the days, my friend We thought they'd never end We'd sing and dance forever and a day." - Mary Hopkin The days of Japan 2013, that is. Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of 2013 when all bets on Japan paid off oh so sweetly. The Nikkei-225 index ...

CommInsure appoints head of investment strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
Former head of investments at Suncorp has been appointed head of investment strategy at CommInsure. Craig Lamb started his new role in December 2013 and is responsible for developing, implementing and reporting on Commonwealth Bank's insurance business ...

CommInsure nabs exec from Swiss Re

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
Former Swiss Re head of life and health in Australia and New Zealand has been appointed executive general manager at CommInsure, effective April 7, 2014. Helen Troup will be leading CommInsure and joining the wealth management leadership team, Commonwealth ...

Excuses, excuses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
Have Wall Streeters' gone loco? This immediately came to mind when I saw Wall Street's reaction to the disappointing US jobs report for, more often than not, disappointment does not get a rise out of Wall Street. Perhaps it was a not an often day for ...

Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
More data, more confusion. What's an investor to do? Do what Wall Street did, that's what... sit on his hands and wait. More data. The ISM non-manufacturing index increased to a reading of 54.0 in January, up 1.0 from December's 53.0 reading and better ...

Mercer wins Mercy Super admin gig

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
Mercer has entered a seven-year deal with corporate super fund Mercy Super to provide member administration services. Mercy Super - which is the super fund primarily for employees of Brisbane's Mater Hospital and other Mercy Partners employees - has ...

Japan's coming April fools' day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014

Australia's largest banks join ASX OTC clearing service

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
Eight Australian domestic and international banks have now joined the ASX OTC Interest Rate Derivatives Clearing Service as clearing participants and have started clearing trades on the platform. The ASX OTC Derivatives Clearing Service provides users ...

Wilson HTM CFO steps down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Wilson HTM Investment Group chief financial officer and company secretary Karen Penrose has stepped down. Don Mackenzie has been appointed company secretary with immediate effect, with Philippa Abbott continuing in as assistant company secretary. Todd ...