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May the force's not with her

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... June elections, for a total depreciation of 12.2% since the Brexit vote of 23 June 2016. Sterling depreciated against its major currency counterparts after the elections: it fell by 1.6% versus the US dollar; it went down by 1.3% against the euro and ...

Westpac to review history of new applicants

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... cause harm to customers has absolutely no place in the Australian banking industry." The background checks will apply to all major banks and all permanent, Australia-based roles as of 1 July 2017. Non-major banks adopting the protocol will have until ...

Life consumers influenced by premium pricing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
An overwhelming majority (84%) of Australians purchase life insurance based on the cost of premiums, according to life insurer NobleOak. What's concerning is that more than half of consumers (52%) buy life insurance or income protection cover online ...

Cloudy skies in the land of the rising sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
With the prices of Australia's major commodity exports - coal and iron ore -- trending lower this year, let's all spend a minute silence and pray that yesterday's report of a massive slump in exports - down 8.0% in the month of April - was indeed an ...

Private equity firm confirms $2.2bn bid

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
Global private equity firm KKR has made a $2.2 billion buyout proposal for an Australian telecoms operator. The proposal to acquire Vocus Group is subject to a number of conditions, including KKR being satisfied with due diligence, available financing ...

Advisers maintain trustworthy reputation: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
The financial planning profession has maintained its reputation for being ethical and honest over the last five years, Roy Morgan research shows. About one-quarter of respondents in the market research firm's annual survey of the most highly-regarded ...

Default super must protect member interests: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
A survey conducted by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) found a majority (91%) of Australian employees want profits to be reinvested back in their superannuation fund rather than distributed to other stakeholders. AIST chief ...

Quant not active management blasphemy: Robeco BP

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... only thing that changes is seven dedicated quant guys who go and back-test everything and customise it for geographies and major changes in the market. It's the combination of those two things." Rather than the combination of quant and fundamentals being ...

Just what the doctor ordered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... currently implementing. A trip down memory lane shows how the dollar-A's depreciation deflected not one, not two, but three major financial and economic crises in recent history. The A$ absorbed some of the negative shocks from the Asian Crisis when ...

Manager lists after $3bn merger

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
The vast majority of shareholders in an ASX-listed fund manager have approved a merger including $3.1 billion in funds under management, creating a new listed entity in the process. Following this decision, Hunter Hall will merge with Pengana Capital ...