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Lift-off off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
"Recent global economic and financial developments may restrain economic activity somewhat and are likely to put further downward pressure on inflation in the near term." These were the words in the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy statement of ...

New website gives advisers company ESG ratings

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
CAER has launched a new website that allows financial advisers to view the researcher's environmental, social land governance ratings for more than 300 Australian and New Zealand companies at the click of a button. Coinciding with Ethical Investment ...

Governance Institute pulls support for super bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
The Governance Institute has pulled its initial support for the government's bill on superannuation fund boards and is now calling for it to be scrapped. "The process has become overly politicised to the detriment of genuine governance outcomes," a ...

WBC rate lift pressures RBA rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
Who can you bank on, who can you trust? Westpac, you can bank on us! I haven't landed in this great land yet when this catchy jingle from Westpac's ad was playing on Australian TV back in 1989. Thanks to tech magic, I can play, rewind and replay it ...

IOOF behind HUB24 buyout offer

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
IOOF Holdings is back in the acquisition game and has made a proposal to acquire all of the shares of HUB24. Both companies confirmed the move in statements to the Australian Securities Exchange and HUB24 placed its shares in a trading halt on Tuesday ...

BNP Paribas launches APAC philanthropy program

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
BNP Paribas has launched a philanthropy program that will help young people in 26 countries, including seven projects in the Asia Pacific region. Dream Up will encourage 30,000 young people to practice an art form which can improve their self-confidence. ...

TAL releases group insurance member tool

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
TAL has launched an online tool for group insurance members. The TAL "Click to Chat" service streamlines the insurance product underwriting process and allows members to speak online directly with TAL "tele-underwriters". "Members have different needs ...

Shaw and Partners appoints foundation members

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
Shaw and Partners has set up a committee for its charitable foundation and appointed 12 private wealth advisers and executives to the new division. The advice firm established the foundation in June this year and will aim at encouraging staff and clients ...

Inflation expectations says no

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
Another day, another Fed speaks Fed speak. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer reportedly "told a group on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund meeting in Peru" that the Fed will raise interest rates this year. But (of course there's ...

AB fund receives Lonsec rating

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
AllianceBernstein (AB) has received a rating from Lonsec for its Global Equities Fund. Made available to Australian investors in July, the fund was recognised by Lonsec for delivering excess returns to clients for over 10 years. According to AB's statement ...