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Diversity underscores wealth manager success

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018

... Wavestone Capital co-founding principal Catherine Allfrey, who also spoke at the event, said when the Global Financial Crisis hit numerous women left the investment management industry - and many never came back. The market was down 40% and there were ...

Aussie seniors fear GFC repeat

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018

Ten years on, Australian seniors are living in fear of a repeat of the Global Financial Crisis with 25% unable to tolerate any annual loss on retirement savings. Latest research from National Seniors Australia and Challenger shows 70% of Australians ...

APRA tells banks to prepare for financial storm clouds

HARRISON WORLEY | THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018

... enveloped the banking system. "The banking system's funding profile has improved considerably since the global financial crisis, and asset quality remains solid. All in all, it's a pretty positive financial story. But so it should be: after 26 years ...

Chief economist update: Fed funds at five point O

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018

... Consumers see jobs more plentiful and easier to get these days than in the last boom years before the global financial crisis.... and recall ex-Fed Chair Yellen's focus on the labour market under-utilisation in years gone by, the U-6 unemployment ...

Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018

... "Overseas funds are pulling out of six major Asian emerging equity markets at a pace unseen since the global financial crisis of 2008 - withdrawing $19 billion from India, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand so far this year ...

Global fund manager creates executive role

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018

... crises, CFM president Philippe Jordan said true-to-label balanced portfolios have been rare since the Global Financial Crisis. Jordan said the disappearance means investors have become over-reliant on equity returns, which have undoubtedly been great. ...

Chief economist update: We're headed for surplus (if assumptions hold)

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018

... surplus, equivalent to 1.7% of GDP in 2008 quickly flipped into a 2.1% deficit the following year due to the global financial crisis. The economic projections in the Budget Papers 2018-19 look rational enough - GDP growth of 2.75% this fiscal year and ...

Volatility divides investors: Survey

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018

... Asset purchase plans instituted by central banks to lower rates and increase the money supply during the Global Financial Crisis have been in place for the better part of a decade. "Nobody knew what the effect would be when measures were implemented ...

Thought leadership: Building portfolios for market crises

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018

... Management (CFM) president Philippe Jordan says true-to-label balanced portfolios have been rare since the Global Financial Crisis. He says the disappearance means investors have become over-reliant on equity returns, which have undoubtedly been great. ...

LGIAsuper appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 16 APR 2018

... management from $3 billion to more than $11 billion. "His leadership helped LGIAsuper emerge from the Global Financial Crisis as one of Australia's best-performing super funds," Smith said at the time. "With David focusing on investments, Noonan shaping ...

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Aware Super reshapes governance team, appoints chief risk officer

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:28PM

Aware Super has announced a leadership reshuffle, appointing a new chief risk officer amid the departure of its long-serving group executive of legal.

IFM lifts stake in Atlas Arteria to 40% after upping offer price

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:37PM

IFM Investors has raised its stake in Atlas Arteria from 34.5% to 38.3% in an on-market stock purchase, just a day after it raised its offer price for the toll road operator to $5.10 per security.

Zenith bolsters research, investment capabilities with new hires

MATTHEW WAI | 10:54AM

Zenith has announced two senior appointments to strengthen its research and portfolio management divisions.

Regulators push for stronger stress-testing capability, resilience

KARREN VERGARA | 11:52AM

The ability to remain resilient and manage liquidity pressures amid severe, multi-dimensional stress scenarios is an area of focus that APRA and ASIC want superannuation funds to improve.

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