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Still unsure about POTUS 45

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
They've tried to take away his thumbs from twitter when he was Donald Trump @realDonaldTrump. Still, he prevailed and from 20 January 2017, Donald Trump - the 45th president of the United States - became known in twitterland as President Trump or @POTUS. ...

Activity and inflation going Yellen's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
The latest activity and inflation figures out of the US fit in nicely with Fed Chair Janet Yellen's speech at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California. Talking about "The Goals of Monetary Policy and How We Pursue Them", Yellen all but confirmed ...

The race is on for offshore investments

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
The New Year will be crucial for simplifying regulation around offshore investment vehicles, according to Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane. Speaking to Financial Standard, Loane noted that corporate collective investment vehicles ...

Australia dulled to gender diversity: AMP Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
Corporate Australia is becoming desensitised to gender diversity. That is the key argument of AMP Capital's latest report on the issue. 'GENDER DIVERSITY: The real reason we are still talking about it' is a report discussing the drivers of poor gender ...

Trump is heaven's gift to central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Be careful what you wish for... No Virginia, except for Putin, the majority of world leaders didn't wish for Trump. So far away from Good Friday, they would have crucified US presidential "candidate" Donald Trump (if that was legal). In mid-January ...

US core property on insto agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
Australian institutional investors have pursued increased exposure to US core property in 2016 as they exhaust opportunities in local markets and search for global diversification. L&B Realty Advisors executive vice president and senior portfolio manager ...

Adviser reform about recovering social licence

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
Risk advisers must accept controversial reforms are about salvaging consumer trust and should unite to rebuild it rather than drive the industry apart, a panel of insurance industry stakeholders said on day two of the AFA's annual conference. Risk adviser ...

ANZ blames tech and training for bank mishaps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott has conceded the bank has not always met the standards it sets for itself or that the community rightly expects. In addressing the House of Representatives' parliamentary committee yesterday, Elliott said: "Each time ...

Macquarie Australia's favourite finance brand on social media

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
Macquarie has beaten the big four banks when it comes to customer engagement and is the favourite Australian finance brand on social media, according to a new report from NetBase. The finance love list is part of the NetBase Top 50 Love List which examines ...

Instos seeking smart carbon plays

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
A global equities manager says divesting out of stranded assets and reinvesting in energy efficiency-driven companies is a strategy resonating with institutional investors. Impax Asset Management managing director and co-head of listed equities, Bruce ...