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The "old economy" that is Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... much, too often and for so long that others think they come and have a go at us, Australians all, too. I was literally ROFL-ing when I read this piece from the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) yesterday. The heading says it all really: "Apple, Google and ...

Challenger appoints technical services head

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... was previously a principal consultant at Suncorp-owned Asteron Life and has also held technical positions at ANZ Wealth and ING. At Challenger, he will report to general manager, advice services John Carnevale. Carnevale said that Lowe will "lead Challenger's ...

Draft amendments to OTC rules released

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
The government is seeking submissions on the new draft legislation for the mandatory central clearing of over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate derivatives it has released. This is the latest step in a series of reforms aimed at bringing Australia in ...

The recesssion we longed to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... interest rates and monetary policy to achieve its macroeconomic objectives". The fact is that the RBA just cannot compete with QE-ing central banks. Is Ben suggesting what I think he's suggesting? "I'm pretty confident [quantitative easing programs] ...

Zurich beefs up strategic accounts team

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... years at Zurich as strategic account manager, as well as other leadership roles for AMP Financial Services, Millenium3, and ING. Taggart has worked in financial services for more than eight years; mostly in life risk insurance roles. This includes both ...

You can forget June

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... Fed will do a "Pringles" - one it pops, it can't stop - would certainly send it up. More so, with the ECB and BOJ still QE-ing and the BOE promising only a few days ago not to lift until mid-2016. A strong US dollar would not only restrain "US net exports ...

Another marquee hire for Rainmaker

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... diversified financial services and wealth management industry information and publishing groups, has appointed former Perpetual and ING Australia head of research Maggie Callinan as its new head of superannuation research. As head of superannuation research ...

BAEP chief executive retires

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... boutique manager in July 2008, having previously held roles at Westpac Investment Management, NRMA Investment Management and ING Investment Management. He leaves the business managing over $4.8 billion in FUM. Bennelong director, quantitative research ...

CommInsure recruits BT exec for head of annuities role

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... manager of superannuation and investments Greg Ballard said. Lytas joined BT in 2011. Prior to that, he spent five years in ING's Wealth Management business in several roles, including head of product development, where he led a team responsible for ...

Solid growth in ING DIRECT super business

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
ING DIRECT Australia has reported a 78% increase in funds under management in its superannuation business in the last year, taking total FUM to $1.1 billion. The company also achieved a net profit after tax of $297 million for the 12 months to 31 December ...