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Chief economist update: Japan's other war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... persistent "exit strategy speculations" - one, that's again made the headlines on April 3 when BOJ Governor Kuroda said the board had been conducting internal discussions about an exit strategy. Not to mention, the strong yen's negative impact on Japanese ...

Executive pay structure still fuels risk-taking: APRA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... might suggest changes on improved design of remuneration frameworks; enhanced implementation and outcomes; strengthened board remuneration committee oversight; and enhanced reporting and disclosure. It will consider beefing up prudential requirements ...

Diversity leads growth manager in new direction

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... investments Peter Brooke designed six forward-looking questions around three fundamental ESG buckets: company diversity, board efficiency and environmental sustainability. These same questions formed the basis for a wider questionnaire which Platypus ...

ASIC co-deputy chair named

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
Federal Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer announced a legal expert will join Peter Kell as ASIC's co-deputy chair. The Federal Government nominated Daniel Crennan to the newly created position and he will work alongside Kell, who ...

Ignition appoints new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... domestic and offshore opportunities, manage investor relationships and partnerships, and steer strategy at an executive and board level. The new chief executive is Manish Prasad. He is a financial services executive with experience in financial advice ...

Royal Commission could lead to credit crunch: UBS

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
Recent UBS commentary suggests one plausible scenario where the knock-on effects of the Royal Commission could lead to a "credit crunch" scenario. In an update co-authored by analysts Jonathan Mott and Rachel Bentvelzen as well as economists George ...

Chief economist update: Just a hiccup in a rising trend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... This is no better underscored by the just-released results of the consumer confidence survey conducted by the Conference Board. Sure, the survey showed that overall consumer confidence declined to a reading of 127.7 in March from a downwardly revised ...

Optimum Pensions appoints general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
Optimum Pensions, a new entrant to the retirement income segment has tapped top industry talent to run its white label offering. Peter Rowe is moving into the newly-created role of general manager. He was initially hired as manager, business development. ...

Kim Ivey launches new boutique

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... business in Australia and Asia, is our COO and brings 25 years of institutional operational experience to the business. The board is also augmented with three very experienced and capable independent directors." Ivey founded Vertex Capital Management ...

CPA Australia names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... He will receive annual base remuneration of $650,000 with an at risk incentive component of one third his base. "The new board has been working to appoint the right person to take CPA Australia forward and we believe Andrew will do an outstanding job ...