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Fed does the expected, will do as expected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
It was the event that wasn't. This event, of course, is the US Federal Reserve's 31 October - 1 November FOMC meeting. The Fed's forward guidance is the same as it was in the 20 September FOMC statement when it announced that it would initiate its balance ...

BTFG widens life insurance APL

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
BT Financial Group advisers will see their life insurance approved product list expand to a minimum of three, up from one currently. At the moment, Westpac Life is the only insurer on the BT Financial Advisers APL, although BTFG noted that over the ...

Legg Mason hires national BDM

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
Legg Mason appointed a new national business development manager to bolster its Sydney presence. Adam Muston joins from UBS Asset Management where he was the national sales manager of wholesale sales. Prior to joining UBS, he was an equity and derivative ...

Melbourne advice firm cops historic $1 million fine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
A Melbourne-based financial advice firm is the first to be penalised for breaching the best interests duty, slapped with a $1 million fine by the Federal Court. NSG Services, currently named Golden Financial Group, was found on eight separate occasions ...

Forgery sees former NAB adviser sentenced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
A former NAB adviser pleaded guilty to two charges of forgery brought against him by ASIC. Shane Thompson of New Gisborne, Victoria was fined $1000 and forced to pay $223.30 in costs by the Melbourne Magistrates' Court for forging and submitting financial ...

ECB schedules taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
The European Central Bank's (ECB) October monetary policy meeting ended financial market speculations over its QE exit strategy. ECB president Mario Draghi did what he telegraphed he would -- discuss QE unwind strategy in October - and offered something ...

ANZ and ASIC settle over BBSW case

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
ANZ and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission have reached a confidential and in-principle agreement to settle court action relating to the Australian bank bill swap rate market. This morning ASIC asked the Federal Court to stand down ...

UBS wins pensions mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
UBS Asset Management was awarded an $18 billion passive management mandate from a pool of UK local government pension schemes. The Local Government Pension Schemes ACCESS (A Collaboration of Central, Eastern and Southern Shires) pool - the combined ...

Jobs galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
It's a wonderful set of numbers that came just in the nick of time for the estimated 900 workers who'll be finishing at Holden's car manufacturing plant in Adelaide today. For as that door closes, another opens. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ...

Japanese sun rises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
"Here comes the sun, here comes the sun, And I say it's 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 ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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