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Six point five is PM Li's new like

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... planet-changing decision. So far, it's only speculation and gossip or a quote from an "unknown" source. But if Xinhua News Agency's scoop is correct, you, me and Dupree should steel ourselves for a slower China boat. Bloomberg reports that Xinhua reports ...

Labor questions APRA independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... supervise are met within a stable, efficient and competitive financial system." "We also act as the national statistical agency for the Australian financial sector and play a role in preserving the integrity of Australia's retirement incomes policy." ...

Future Fund's morphing objective

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... by the superannuation regulator APRA that apply to regular superannuation trustees. The Future Fund and the management agency that oversees it has become a highly successful investment group growing to $130 billion in FUM, $118 billion from the Future ...

J.P. Morgan wins two custody mandates

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... underscoring the firm's market leadership position. J.P. Morgan will provide custody, portfolio administration and transfer agency services for both Invesco Australia and Aviva Investors. "Selecting the right custodial partner has never been more critical ...

Long-term investment under the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... several ways super funds and investment managers could address short-term thinking. Among Warren's six ideas were to manage agency issues; shift the basis of performance reporting; refocus executive remuneration incentives; enhance the security of funding ...

Life powers Chinese insurance industry

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... Life insurance is the primary driver of the rapid growth of China's insurance industry, according to research from credit agency Dagong. Dagong's report showed that life insurance represented 62.7% of gross premiums written at the end of 2014. Similarly ...

China stimulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... month's monetary policy easing - lowered interest rate and RRR - with expansionary fiscal policies. According to Xinhua News Agency - central command's official mouthpiece - China's Finance Ministry has "put forward multiple fiscal policies aimed at ...

FEATURE: Managed accounts - more than meets the eye

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... determined externally, with discretion, by the investment manager. Individual investors, therefore, don't have as much agency over their investment portfolio as with an IMA or MDA, but retain direct or beneficial ownership of the underlying holdings ...

IRESS partners with global broker

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
IRESS will provide its order management system (IOS) to a global independent agency broker which is growing its presence in the Australian market. Olivetree Securities is the Australian operation of Olivetree Financial, an independent agency broker ...

TCorp chief executive resigns

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... months" and will assist the board in finding a new chief executive. Knight joined TCorp in 1996 and under his tenure the agency has become one of Australia's top 10 asset managers, with about $70 billion in funds under management on behalf of NSW authorities. ...