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Zurich names executive lineup for new business

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... leveraged the depth of experience across both the Zurich and OnePath businesses. "The balance of the team also sends a powerful signal about our intention and capability to execute our dual proposition strategy," Bailey said. "We will continue to invest ...

One measure not enough to revoke MySuper: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... experts in this capacity, it said it expected boards to "critically examine whether having to use independent experts might signal a skill deficiency at board level that might be better addressed by appointing board members with the requisite skills ...

Chief economist update: The grass is paler on the China side

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
Just as expected, the Fed's 31 July-1 August meeting was a non-event - keeping the fed funds rate unchanged at 1.75%-20% - but it did give the US central bank a platform to gloat about the US economy. "Information received since the Federal Open ...

Chief economist update: The Goldilocks rate of interest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... answered that the FOMC have discussed this but for him, it's the neutral rate of interest that matters more - what is the signal the flattening yield curve is trying to convey? The Taylor Rule according to Wikipedia is "a reduced form approximation ...

Infocus grows executive lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
Two senior Australian Unity executives have joined the leadership team of Infocus Wealth Management. Australian Unity's head of investment research Jeff Mitchell has been appointed to the newly created role of chief investment officer at the dealer ...

Fossil fuelled Ireland to divest for climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... both substantive and symbolic. "It will stop public money being invested against the public interest, and it sends a clear signal nationally and globally that action on the climate crisis needs to be accelerated urgently, starting with the phase out ...

Chief economist update: Shanghai's drop is China's problem, the yuan's slide is everyone's

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... $1.06 trillion after ending 2016 at $1.09 trillion. China's Treasury holdings are coming under extra scrutiny after a signal earlier this year that America's largest creditor may be easing bond-buying amid rising trade tensions." What happens ...

Chief economist update: Rush hour is over for the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
We are one and we are many, and all of us don't expect any movement from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) when it meets at 2.30pm today for its monthly monetary policy deliberations. Yes Virginia, RBA Governor Philip Lowe has already gone on ...

Saxo Capital Markets hires Aussie markets strategist

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
The trading and investment platform has created a new role to provide trading ideas and insights of Australian markets to Saxo's global sales trading team. Eleanor Creagh has been appointed to the Sydney based role, reporting to Saxo's group chief economist ...

Mercer wins super admin mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
The global asset consultant has won a mandate with an industry super fund managing more than $14 billion. Mercer has been appointed by CareSuper as the fund's administration partner, taking responsibility of customer and fund support services from next ...