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Knight Janet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... 'tis not only America Aunt Janet speaks for... she does also for her brethrens-in-arms: "The expectation that the achievement of our economic objectives will likely require low real interest rates for some time is again not confined to the United States ...

Incoming NAB CEO to look at "legacy issues"

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
Incoming National Australian Bank (NAB) chief executiveA and managing director Andrew Thorburn said that he will retain a core focus on the Australian and New Zealand franchises and will address the bank's ongoing legacy issues when he takes the reins ...

FSC awards life insurance companies

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has given out its 2014 Life Insurance Awards at a black tie event in Sydney. AMP director of insurance Megan Beer won the Industry Pioneer award, while BT Financial national manager of underwriting, new business ...

JANA absorbs MLC IM in NAB restructure

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
MLC Investment Management will be absorbed by JANA in a shake-up designed to create a larger and more powerful investment research, advisory and portfolio management business, NAB has announced. The bank said the combined business will better utilise ...

Instos lose chasing high hedge fund returns

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... Asset Management in the US. He was responsible for more than US$10 billion in assets when he left in 2010. Peak6's Achievement Fund was launched in September 2012 and has already amassed $2 billion in assets and counts Australian institutions among its ...

ACSA announces 2014 custody awards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
The Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) has announced four winners of the 2014 ACSA Awards. The winners were J.P. Morgan's Marian Azer, State Street's Daniel Cheever, NAB's Darryll Rogers and OneVue's Paul Talbot. The awards recognised ...

AMP Capital CIO departs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013

FSC report backs case for Asia Passport

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... it won't happen," Brogden said, but added that "it's not an easy piece of legislation." However, he considered an achievement the fact that the proposal is already in the Government's agenda and hoped that the report will "indicate that doing that work ...

ASIC chair defends against media 'smear'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft has released a YoutTube video defending ASIC's "good work" and criticising what he termed an attempt by the media to "smear our staff and culture." He said these media ...

APRA voices concern over super in-house investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... flexibility and choice for members, and ensuring their income objectives are met "through appropriate diversification and achievement of sustainable returns over the long term." Regarding the move towards in-house investment, Rowell said, "This may be ...