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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 ...

Member engagement a danger to super savings

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) on super fund member behaviour during the global financial crisis, he said, "in some schemes up to 50% of members either switched or inquired about switching." "Education, member engagement ...

GFC recovery only tentative

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... should be asking themselves whether they should have done better in recovery almost eight years after the global financial crisis (GFC), according to Aberdeen Asset Management head of fixed income Nick Bishop. Speaking at a recent Australian Institute ...

The "old economy" that is Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... the "tequila crisis" of 1994; the "Asian financial crisis" of 1998, the "dotcom bust" in 2000 and the "global financial crisis" in 2008. Give me "old economy" anytime. Perhaps, this time is different because technology has become so pervasive and intrusive ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... January. At one point it tumbled 8.43 per cent, its biggest drop since October 2008 at the height of the global financial crisis. Most other regional markets were also hit by the spillover effect, as many host companies with links to China. Tokyo sank ...

QSuper seeks new CEO, Vilgan departs

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... highlights include transitioning the fund to an integrated financial services entity in the midst of the Global Financial Crisis in 2008 and building internal investment capability. She has overseen growth in member accounts from about $13 billion to ...