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Showing 301 - 310 of 2014 results for "Financial markets"

Zenith hires consultants from Lonsec

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... Pitcher Partners. Both will work on client engagement and governance for Zenith clients, and have experience in financial markets and advice delivery to investors, the company said. "Zenith has been providing managed account services to advisers for ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... this way. Given the re-imposition of lockdown in Melbourne and most Australian states "closed border" policy, financial markets and economists were correct in expecting further deterioration in the domestic labour market. But the Australian Bureau of ...

Iress appointed mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... to sync with the US trading day. It couldn't have been easier," he said. Iress' managing director of financial markets for Australia and New Zealand Kirsty Gross said: "The ability to retain the trusted Iress market data and trading ecosystem ...

Chief economist update: Prime Minister Suga

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... maintained current restrictions while flagging a lifting of curbs next week". In addition, global economies and financial markets have already rebounded from the deep slump experienced in the first quarter of 2020. Then again, COVID-19 still dictates ...

Former analyst gets three year sentence

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... in August that year. "ASIC will take strong action against market misconduct in order to ensure Australia's financial markets remain robust, fair and efficient," ASIC deputy chair Daniel Crennan Q said. Crennan also reinforced the importance of co-operating ...

The fundies of tomorrow

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... South Wales, armed with his desire for real funds management experience, saw a gap in tertiary education for financial markets and decided to do something about it. As a result, some of Australia's best and most experienced fund managers are paving the ...

Chief economist update: ECB keeps it steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... in the year to August after rising by 0.4% in the previous month. The ECB's decision was less dovish than financial markets and economists expect, especially given the renewed appreciation in the euro currency - to which ECB president Christine Lagarde ...

MySuper products show resilience

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... economic meltdown. "While it may not be due to the super funds themselves, but rather what's going on in financial markets, it shows that most super funds are doing their jobs and maximising investment returns for their members," he said. Equities ...

Future Fund risk aversion not at historic levels

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... than ever, we are conscious of our obligation to avoid 'excessive risk'. The changes in the global economy and financial markets are momentous and we are positioned cautiously with risk levels just below neutral," Future Fund chief executive Raphael ...

Future Fund posts negative year, cashes up

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... than ever, we are conscious of our obligation to avoid 'excessive risk'. The changes in the global economy and financial markets are momentous and we are positioned cautiously with risk levels just below neutral." "For some time we have prioritised portfolio ...