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FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... policy divergence is approaching." Allen signals that "this will be the first time in six years -since the global financial crisis- where there is significant divergence in central bank policy." She thinks that the volatility will also reach the Australian ...

Data doesn't justify "recession" headlines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... chance: Goldman Sachs". "[The risk of recession] currently stands at the greatest probability since the global financial crisis", the SMH printed quoting GS chief economist Tim Toohey. But... but if one bothers to look at the latest sprinkling of eco ...

Elliott new CEO at ANZ

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... international bank with a focus on Asia Pacific. "Mike was appointed chief executive as the world was entering the global financial crisis," Gonski said. "Mike has been a champion of ANZ and of Australia globally but particularly in Asia. He was the ...

Treysta moves $200 million funds under advice into managed accounts

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... gone through the rigour - and wringer - of several rounds of regulatory reforms since 1989. But after the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), it needed to be a cut above the rest in order to grow. And so it embarked on a business decision that is unconventional ...

QSuper investment philosophy revealed

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... random outcomes of markets. QSuper repositioned its investment strategy over the past six years post the global financial crisis and chief investment officer Brad Holzberger has detailed the process in a document released this week. The report draws ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... becoming more competitive in global markets. At the same time, global growth is starting to pick up after the global financial crisis. In China, the government is taking steps to open the economy to foreign investors. Its historic Free Trade Agreement ...

Four pillars policy is killing innovation: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... research report 'Competition in financial services' acknowledges that the policy made sense prior to the global financial crisis (GFC) because it prevented major players to merge with each other. "But the unintended consequences of the policy in a post ...

Retirees still cautious about another GFC

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
About one-fifth of retired seniors have kept their savings invested in shares post the global financial crisis (GFC) according to a study by National Seniors Australia and Challenger. The study was based on survey responses of about 2000 retirees, of ...

ASX records $400m profit

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... from a Council of Financial Regulators review of cash equities clearing was expected soon and that post Global Financial Crisis (GFC) regulatory settings were largely in place. Among its full-year results, the ASX recorded total revenues of more than ...

FEATURE: Custody under review

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... years later. Azer believes super funds and asset managers were faced with regulatory challenges post the global financial crisis (GFC) and many stalled their custody reviews. Now custody has almost come full circle with a raft of recent mandates and ...