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CPI says RBA no go on Melbourne Cup Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
You can bet the house on your favourite steed come 1 November, Melbourne Cup Day, but not on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) shaving another 25 basis points off the official cash rate that currently stands at a record low 1.5%. This is the message ...

CBA in world-first blockchain transaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
The Commonwealth Bank and Wells Fargo have embarked on the first global trade transaction between two independent banks via blockchain. The transaction involved a shipment of 88 cotton bales from Texas to Qingdao, China using a distributed ledger known ...

The Fed "live" in November

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
It seems so long ago now but at the start of October (or thereabouts), we were treated to several regional Fedspeaks -- including, among others, Cleveland Federal Reserve president Loretta Mester, Richmond Federal Reserve president Jeffrey Lacker, Kansas ...

Munchenberg to exit ABA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
Australian Banker's Association chief executive Steven Munchenberg has resigned. ABA chairman Andrew Thorburn said Munchenberg had advised him that he would now like to move on to the next opportunity in his career, following six and a half years in ...

Gender inequality still the elephant in the room

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
Despite significant inroads made to reduce gender inequality in the financial advice industry there are still changes needed to evict the elephant in the room. Following a recent industry conference, financial adviser at Thompson Financial Services ...

Tobacco and super funds must split

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
Institutional investors need to do more to combat investment in tobacco, with around $10 billion still invested via superannuation alone. Speaking at an Altius Asset Management event in Sydney yesterday, chief executive of Tobacco Free Portfolios Dr ...

ACSI calls time on all-male boards

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors has warned the remaining ASX 200 companies without female board representation that time is running out before votes are made against sitting directors. The ultimatum follows ACSI's target, announced ...

Oil's rally could slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
They were priced at US$26.01 and US$26.91 with Standard Chartered Bank even going on record predicting that prices could drop to US$10 before "money managers in the market conceded that matters had gone too far". These were the price of a barrel of ...

Global investment landscape needs rethink

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
Fund manager Capital Group says the new global marketplace created by increasing media products and their distribution channels means investors need to rethink the underlying makeup of companies. Capital Group investment director Andy Budden told a ...

Advisers see fintech as tool not threat

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
More financial advisers are embracing fintech as a tool to enhance services rather than seeing it as threat to their livelihood. The new report from the Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) aims to start a global conversation around the implications ...