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NAB fixed income sales director moves to BOC

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... this, he was a director of fixed income sales with FIIG Group. His new appointment is in response to growth in originations, BOC deputy general manager Xuan Ding said. "We want to build out our distribution capacities. Mark will be mandated to grow our ...

CommInsure sale stalls, sold for discount

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
The Commonwealth Bank will sell its life insurance business for $150 million less than originally agreed as the sale experiences delays and regulatory roadblocks. The banking group today announced its divestment of CommInsure Life to AIA Group is facing ...

New climate risk government bond index launches

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
A new climate risk government bond index has launched, allowing investors to incorporate climate change risk considerations into portfolios for the first time. Global index provider FTSE Russell launched the FTSE Climate Risk-Adjusted World Government ...

Chief economist update: Equity market rally has legs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... forward guidance that "an ongoing tightening of monetary policy over the forecast period... would be appropriate" etcetera. The BOC has also changed its tune to "continues to warrant a policy interest rate that is below its neutral range"; and the RBA? ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... forward guidance that "an ongoing tightening of monetary policy over the forecast period... would be appropriate" etcetera. The BOC has also changed its tune to "continues to warrant a policy interest rate that is below its neutral range"; and the RBA? ...

Chief economist update: No sweat says BOC on Trump tariffs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... Trump's not so subtle remarks. Our problem, Houston, is what happens in America does not stay there. The Bank of Canada (BOC) can thank its lucky stars there's no Trump to "guide" its policy decisions and more importantly, its next-door neighbour's ...

VanEck adds two to Australian team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... State Street where she was a fund operations analyst. Prior to this, she worked at RBC Investor and Treasury Services and BOC International. In her new role, she will be responsible for supporting funds operations and management of VanEck's investment ...

CBA sells interests in Chinese insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
Commonwealth Bank has offloaded its stake in a Chinese life insurance joint venture for $668 million. CBA sold its 37.5% equity interest in BoComm Life Insurance to Japanese insurer Mitsui Sumitomo as per a condition of the bank's sale of its Australian ...

CBA mulls sale of Indonesian life business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
Commonwealth Bank will potentially offload its Indonesian life insurance business as part of a strategic review. The bank announced it is undertaking a strategic review of PT Commonwealth Life (PTCL) and has engaged external advisers to weigh the possibility ...

AIA acquires CBA life insurance businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
The Commonwealth Bank has sold 100% of its Australian and New Zealand life insurance businesses to AIA Group for $3.8 billion. The sale of CommInsure Life and Sovereign also includes a 20-year bancassurance partnership with AIA for the provision of ...