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BNP Paribas shuts out non-renewable energy producers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... The group stated: "BNP Paribas is committed to bringing its financing and investment activities in line with the International Energy Agency (IEA) scenario, which aims to keep global warming below two degrees celsius by the end of the century. To achieve ...

Global fund manager names new investment lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
An international investment banking and asset management firm named its new global head of investment management. William Blair announced that portfolio manager Stephanie Braming has been promoted to the role, now responsible for the strategic direction ...

Government names new ASIC chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... take on the role for a five-year term. Shipton is currently executive director of Harvard Law School's program on international financial systems. He was also executive director, intermediaries supervision and licensing division at the Hong Kong Securities ...

Inflated attention on September US CPI inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... transitory and unlikely to persist. Chair Janet Yellen emphasised this once more in her speech at the Group of 30 International Banking Seminar, Washington last night: "PCE inflation readings over the past several months have been surprisingly soft...The ...

Advisers can transform tragedy

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
An international transition specialist believes a success marker for the Australian financial advice industry will be how it copes as the baby boom becomes a death boom. Speaking at the AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast, Corgenius ...

EQT acquires stake in UK firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
... countries. There is also an increasing need for independent services as fund managers grow and seek to operate across international borders," O'Brien said. Chair Tony Killen said the acquisition has received approval from UK regulator the Financial Conduct ...

Fidelity portfolio manager steps down

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
... of the fund will remain unchanged. The spokesperson explained: "Velislava is a long-standing member of Fidelity International's investment team. She started her Fidelity career in 2008 in equity research, covering a range of industries, before being ...

Long-standing AFA member and mentor honoured

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
An international hockey commentator has been honoured with this year's Michael Murphy Award at the Association of Financial Advisers' National Adviser Conference. Celebrating his 40th year of AFA membership at the association's 40th annual conference ...

Christian Super names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... recently served as World Vision Australia's chief operating officer for the last two years. He also worked for the international arm as a senior director of operations for the Middle East and Eastern Europe based in Cyprus. Between 2005 and 2010, he ...

ECB exit: 2018 or 2021?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... September from 55.7 in August); manufacturing (58.1 from 57.4); services (55.8 from 54.7) - and more recently, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) sharp upgrade to Eurozone GDP growth. In its October 2017 World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, the ...