Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 2411 - 2420 of 7108 results for "December"

And so this is Christmas, another year (almost) over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... didn't make an iota of a difference that the Fed will raise the fed funds rate by another 25 basis points to 2.5% come 19 December. The CME FedWatch Tool puts the probability of this happening at 69.8% - still strong odds but down from 72.3% before ...

ASIC appoints second deputy chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... on 28 January 2019 for a five-year period. Chester was appointed as a commissioner at the Productivity Commission in December 2013 and became deputy chair in May 2016. Prior to the Productivity Commission, she was a partner at Mercer and global head ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... rate reduction... despite a prior "statements" of optimism from the RBA on each and every occasion. Fast forward to 6 December 2018 - a couple of days after the RBA added another month to the length of time it has kept interest rates unchanged at 1.5% ...

Superannuation fund comparison tool launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... 11 years at Computershare working in senior managerial roles across strategy, sales and marketing, before leaving in December 2017 to kick start Roll-it. MacLeod said he aims to empower others and reclaim control of their super, and equip them with the ...

Perpetual hires former Macquarie exec

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... Corporate Trust, replacing Chris Green who moved into the chief financial officer role this year. McCarthy started on December 1 and Mosse will start on February 19. Perpetual managing director and chief executive officer Rob Adams said this reshaping ...

Industry fund hires executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... challenging but opportunistic times." Musson started in new role on November 19. Dolling will commence his role on 17 December 2018. The fund has an ESG focus. In August, Financial Standard reported that the fund had moved mandate with Omega Global Investors ...

Why indexing is big business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... assets. Asset-based fees make up a significant portion of its revenues, accounting for 21.7% for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2017. BlackRock, MSCI said, accounted for 11.5% of total revenues making it the largest client based on this measure. Almost ...

Chief economist update: RBA more likely to cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... previous monthly meetings since it dropped them by 25 basis points way back in August 2016. Financial markets expect the December RBA tete-a-tete to result in more of the same - steady interest rates. This is because the RBA will find that although global ...

Investment manager chair retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... advocate, will retire next week. IFM Investors chair Garry Weaven will leave his role at the firm's board meeting on December 4, and after 24 years of service. He is also stepping down from other directorships at parent company Industry Super Holdings ...

Mercer creates portfolio management lead role

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... investment strategy design, portfolio management and fund implementation. Chief market strategist Dave Stuart will retire on December 21, a role he's held since January 2008. During his time at Mercer, Stuart has been the lead consultant for a number ...