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Investors expect gender diversity: CFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... would prefer to work with a gender diverse team. CFA noted that while the results were encouraging they also highlight that close to half of the respondents don't believe gender diversity is a significant issue in investment management and as a result ...

Trump is heaven's gift to central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Be careful what you wish for... No Virginia, except for Putin, the majority of world leaders didn't wish for Trump. So far away from Good Friday, they would have crucified US presidential "candidate" Donald Trump (if that was legal). In mid-January ...

Monash fund receives Lonsec rating

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... or investing in Pre-IPO stocks is more difficult for them to do," Fitzgerald said. The fund, which Monash intends to hard close at $500 million, is available to advisers via Netwealth, HUB24, Powerwrap, ManagedAccounts.com.au, Mason Stevens and Macquarie ...

The president is a Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Donald Trump - the "misogynist", the "sexual predator", the "racist", the "lying cheat", the "clown", the "narcissist", "the most hated man in America" is now President-elect of America. No one, or so it seems, like him. Not the media - mainstream and ...

The $25 trillion decision US voters have to make

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... for both candidates. As Tinker said: "In some senses we have to question whether or not it is worth writing anything so close to the US presidential election. [Once the results are announced], everything will be settled. Except, of course, that it won't ...

CBA director retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... 2003 to 2005, and is a former chief executive of the National Bank of New Zealand. His retirement is effective as at the close of CBA's annual general meeting today.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... economist, Alan Oster, "The recent moderation in some NAB Business Survey indicators is a concerning trend that warrants close monitoring, but our assessment is that the deterioration to date is not (yet) enough to warrant a significant change in the ...

Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... whoever wins. Not only are financial markets trading on the side of caution - the VIX "fear" index has risen another 2% at the close of trade last Friday to a reading of 22.5, the highest since June this year -- but the major central banks that held ...

Grant Samuel sells 80pct stake in GSFM

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... wealth management firm CI Financial has purchased an 80% stake in Grant Samuel Funds Management. The deal is expected to close later this month with CI acquiring the stake previously held by the corporate advisory firm Grant Samuel, which established ...

VicSuper appoints new CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
VicSuper has appointed a new chief investment officer. Before joining the $17 billion super fund, Andrew Howard was chief investment officer at Pacific Current Group (formerly Treasury Group). Prior to that he was chief investment officer Asia-Pacific ...