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Investment manager chair retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... Daily. Weaven has also indicated he will vacate his board position at Industry Super Australia (ISA) at the next Federal Election. Replacing Weaven as IFM Investors chairman will be current deputy chair Greg Combet. The former Federal Government minister ...

Blue Sky LIC adds new directors, denied pay rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... (ASX:BAF) annual general meeting today, board directors Paul Masi and former chair Peter Wade failed in their bids for re-election. Coupled with the resignation of Laz Siapantas and Andrew Champion's decision to not stand for re-election, BAF was left ...

Labor responds to Royal Commission, sheds light on victims of misconduct

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... justified its criticism of the Government. Moreover, the party - who at least one fund manager believes will win the next election - claims victims of bank misconduct have suffered long-lasting and permanent consequences, while the offending institutions ...

Chief economist update: Buy the dip or sell the rallies?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
This from the morning Factset 'Top Stories' feed: Why are stocks lower? Weakness in US equities follows big bounce over last couple of weeks in the wake of October selloff. iPhone demand concerns weighing heavily on AAPL-US, supply chain names ...

ALP victory to have meaningful impact: Daintree

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
With a Labor victory in next year's Federal Election seemingly firming, a Daintree Capital director is calling on professional investors to prepare for a change in government, and the policies to come with it. Speaking at a media briefing yesterday ...

Pinnacle drops fees in Blue Sky fund bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... will be able to vote out the Alterum agreement on three months' notice. Lastly, Andrew Champion will not seek re-election to the board of BAF at the December extraordinary general meeting to reflect his commitment to the proposal, in consultation ...

Chief investment officer retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... investors, Wilson said the negative effects of any bear market will be significantly worse if Labor wins the next Federal election. He went as far to say a Labor government will result in the first economic recession in Australia for 27 years. "We have ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario keeps his cool

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
The European Central Bank's (ECB) October 25 Governing Council meeting concluded with a decision that markets widely expected. The ECB left interest rates unchanged - the benchmark refinancing rate at 0%, the marginal lending facility rate at 0.25% ...

Argo Investments attacks Labor franking policy

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... outcomes from the Royal Commission, as well as Australia's softening housing market, tighter credit and the upcoming Federal election. In the face of those potential concerns, Higgins reminded investors the firm's reputation remained strong after decades ...

Labor Government on the cards: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
There is a good chance that the Labor Party will win the next election, Financial Standard's readership says. We recently asked our readers which of the following events will likely eventuate in the next 12 months: a global trade war; China going into ...