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Crouching services, contracting manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
Economic slowdown on a roll. This is the message from the latest disappointing readings from China's official manufacturing and non-manufacturing purchasing managers' indices (PMIs). The manufacturing PMI fell deeper into contraction (below 50) from ...

BTIM board replaces Cooper

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
Industry executive Brad Cooper has stepped down from his role as a non-executive director at BT Investment Management. BTIM announced its board change to the Australian Securities Exchange today, and has replaced Cooper's position with current BT Financial ...

A "must do" for the ECB

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
Latest euro area inflation data released by Eurostat has all but ensured that ECB President Mario Draghi will make good on his 21 January promise to "...reconsider our monetary policy stance at our next meeting in early March" aka increase policy stimulus. ...

New CEO at Board of Taxation

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
Federal Treasury has announced an inaugural chief executive role at the Board of Taxation that will lead the work of the secretariat as well as all communication with industry stakeholders. Secretary to the Treasury, John Fraser, announced on Friday ...

Antipodes Partners recruits investment analyst

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
Global equities manager Antipodes Partners has recruited a new investment analyst. Chris Connolly joins Antipodes Partners from Platinum Asset Management where he held the same role, most recently specialising in industrials and commodities. He has ...

Australian wages grow slowest on record but real is better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on wages may have disappointed expectations but also confirmed what workers have been experiencing all along. The Wage Price Index - total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses - grew by 2.2% ...

Centuria chair announces retirement

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
Centuria Capital has made a new board appointment following the announcement that the current chair will retire. Garry Charny, former barrister and founder and managing director of corporate advisory firm Wolseley Corporate, will take up the role of ...

Suncorp appoints new C-suite for restructured business

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
Suncorp has consolidated its separate business channels and appointed nine senior executives to lead the restructured company. The three combined operating business units are now banking and wealth, insurance Australia and insurance New Zealand. This ...

Drummond resignation prompts NAB leadership changes

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
National Australia Bank has announced a number of changes to its leadership following the resignation of group executive finance and strategy Craig Drummond. Over the last two and half years Drummond led NAB's exit of Great Western Bank, the sale of ...

Magellan average monthly inflows hit $214m

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
Magellan has released its results for the six months ended 31 December 2015, revealing it saw average monthly retail net inflows of $214 million during the period. The firm also saw its average funds under management grow by 44% to $38.8 billion and ...