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$1m does not make you rich, Australians say

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... of misconceptions Australians have about their own and other people's wealth. Two-thirds of people (66%) labelled their class as either middle or lower middle while in reality only 20% fit into this category. When asked to describe the lifestyle of a ...

Gold starts to glisten (like 2008?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
Perhaps they're right. Yes, them, the experts who see the current global economic and financial backdrop shaping up to be a repeat of 2008. Early in the New Year George Soros made headlines with the CNBC headline: "Soros: It's the 2008 crisis all over ...

CFA societies launch advocacy council

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... to identify industry issues that impact investors and to support government, regulators and industry in creating a world-class financial system in Australia." In establishing the council, Serhan said CFA Societies Australia and CFA Society New Zealand ...

Impact investor calls on super fund VC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... Australia by virtue of the people we've pulled together, so that there is an Australian option that has access to truly world class global deals," Kingston said. Speaking to Financial Standard recently, Melbourne-based Kingston said the best venture ...

Standard Life Investments appoints ESG head

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
Standard Life Investments has promoted one of its senior fund managers to head of stewardship and ESG investment with Guy Jubb retiring at the end of March. Euan Stirling joined Standard Life Investments' as a UK equity analyst in 2001 from Schroder ...

Core holdings will be lacklustre in 2016: SSGA

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
The core of every investor's portfolio is going to be lacklustre in 2016, said State Street Global Advisers head of investments Kevin Anderson at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney. The markets expert said investors need to make ...

Mine Wealth + Wellbeing appoints interim CEO

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... has already worked tirelessly for the fund for over eight years, overseeing the development and implementation of a world class governance and risk structure. Nicole brings a wealth of experience to the role, including her experience as former general ...

QIC purchases New York shopping centre

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... deal provided an opportunity to take a strategic stake "in a quality retail asset within a tightly held institutional asset class, and provides even further geographic exposure to the US East Coast." Leigh said the expanded joint venture with Forest ...

Aberdeen CIO jumps ship to M&G

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... team every possible success." Richards added that she was delighted to "have the opportunity to lead M&G, which is a world-class business. I look forward to working with the team to continue building the business and leading the next phase of M&G's development." ...

Rainmaker goes live with new terminal upgrade

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
Rainmaker Information has launched its new digital terminal, RainmakerLive. Designed and custom built in-house specifically for wealth management groups operating in the Australian market, the RainmakerLive terminal replaces the popular Workstation ...