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Hedge fund growth under pressure: EY

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
A new EY report shows hedge fund managers believe asset growth is their top priority in an attempt to counter reduced inflows. The 2016 Global Hedge Fund and Investor Survey also found that hedge fund growth has slowed for a variety of reasons including ...

AMG CEO says alpha is all about people

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
Chief executive of the NYSE-listed, $950 billion Affiliated Managers Group, Sean Healey, says the secret to his firm's success was recognising people and culture drive alpha generation. Healey, who joined AMG in 1995 from Goldman Sachs, was visiting ...

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 ...

Narev points to GFC for bank dissatisfaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
A historic wave of bank bashing does not simply explain the current environment according to Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev. Speaking at a lunch hosted by the Trans-Tasman Business Circle in Sydney yesterday, Narev discussed the changing ...

Russia and India sign investment partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have overseen a signing ceremony to create a US$1 billion fund for Russian investment in Indian business. The fund is a partnership between the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) ...

Fix super for indigenous Australians: KPMG

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
Superannuation policy should be reformed to promote the economic wellbeing of indigenous Australia, argues KPMG in a new report. The professional services company said indigenous Australians face unique issues when participating in Australia's compulsory ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
Australia business confidence The latest NAB monthly business survey's business confidence index came in at +6 in September, unchanged from August and is consistent with its +6 long-term average. The business conditions index rose to +8 in September ...

Super and innovation: a glass half full

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
Innovation Australia chairman Bill Ferris holds a "glass half full" view on the superannuation industry's contribution to technological advancement across the country. Ferris said superannuation funds are buying in to the discussion and narrative about ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
Australia trade balance Australia's trade deficit narrowed by 5.0% to A$2.01 billion in August from A$2.12 billion in July (revised from A$2.41 billion), Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data show. This is better than market expectations for a ...

More poor customer outcomes expected: Narev

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev anticipates there will be more cases of poor customer outcomes as an independent review of the bank continues. Narev told the ongoing parliamentary committee in Canberra yesterday that while CBA has implemented ...