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Mi problema su problema

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
"I got chills, they're multiplying..." What's that Virginia? You're sick of hearing and reading about Greece? Not as I am about ranting about it for the umpteenth time, believe you me. Each time the Greek "crisis' re-emerges, we get this volatility ...

EY and UTS form financial data partnership

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
EY and the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) have launched an alliance to tackle the biggest data analytics challenges facing the Australian financial services industry. The financial services analytics alliance will see both organisations apply ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains on Wall Street. At 0649 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 22 points at 5,687. Locally on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank releases minutes of its May board meeting ...

Hedge funds bare all to seduce instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
Investors' search for yield in the current low rate, low-return perfect storm has boosted hedge fund inflows. Funds under management for the sector were up 21.7% for the two years to December 2014, according to Rainmaker Data. But a great idea, an obscure ...

Larry Fink warns of bubble in income assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
Head of the world's largest fund manager has warned shareholders about an ever-expanding bubble in yield-paying assets, inflated by central bank liquidity measures. In a letter to shareholders, BlackRock chief executive Laurence Fink said aggressive ...

Invesco grows sales team

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
Invesco Australia has added three new positions to its sales team. Jonathon Crook, previously at Vanguard, has been appointed director institutional sales; former BT Investment Management national account manager Scott Thomas has become national key ...

Former Wallaby Kearns resurfaces at insurance broker

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
Former Wallabies captain Phil Kearns has been appointed managing director of corporate insurance broker InterRISK Australia, nine months after stepping down as chief executive of Centric Wealth. Kearns has over 10 years' experience leading financial ...

Altair appoints heads of research

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
High conviction Australian equities boutique manager Altair Asset Management has appointed Alvin Chan and Tim Riordan as co-heads of research for the investment firm. The announcement follows the recent appointment of former Platinum Asset Management ...

ASX appoints non-executive director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
Yasmin Allen has been appointed to the ASX board as a non-executive director. Allen has over 20 years' experience in investment banking and has held roles at Deutsche Bank, ANZ and HSBC. Currently she is a director at Cochlear Limited, Insurance Australia ...

ClearView launches new super product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
ClearView Wealth Limited has launched a new super and pension product and introduced a new administration platform. The super and pensions product, WealthFoundations, offers 14 diversified and single sector Investment Portfolio Service (IPS) strategies ...