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Chief economist update: Hostage to speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) faces an uphill battle in its quest to normalise monetary policy if economic and financial market agents continue to "hear what they want to hear and see what they want to see." The yen rose to its highest level since November ...

Former Bennelong chair joins Copia

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
Copia Investment Partners has appointed the former chair of Bennelong Funds Management to its board as it gears up for growth, the company said today. Bruce Loveday has held senior executive positions in banking, asset consulting, institutional stockbroking ...

PIMCO sells Aussie banks as correction looms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
PIMCO is winding down its exposure to Australian banks and certain real estate investment trusts as risks increase in these investments. In an outlook report, PIMCO portfolio manager Aaditya Thakur and credit research analyst John Dwyer said that while ...

AIST names Governance Code panel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... Brunner served as chair of its Superannuation Working Group from 2010 to 2015. He has also previously worked for the World Bank and the Reserve Bank of Australia. Brunner will be joined on the panel by former HESTA director Maree O'Halloran and Michelle ...

Industry fund switches to IRESS

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... extra features like online benefit payments for members like receiving retirement withdrawals directly in their nominated bank accounts.

Super calculators given further ASIC relief

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... or payment, it must adjust for inflation using an assumed rate of inflation of 2.5%. This is the mid-point of the Reserve Bank of Australia's target range for inflation over the cycle. As a result of the extension, the inflation requirement will not ...

Financial advice under the Royal Commission spotlight next month

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
The Royal Commission will set its sights on the financial advice industry in April, with the first hearing taking place on the 16th. The first round of public hearings commenced today and focused on consumer lending practices regarding credit products ...

FinTech Australia appoints interim chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
The association representing Australia's burgeoning fintech industry is searching for a new leader following the resignation of its chief executive on Friday. As the search begins to replace Danielle Szetho, FinTech Australia has appointed Sarah Worboys ...

Global Merces launches managed funds regtech

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... process to five minutes. FUND.ID, a straight through processing system, on-boards new clients using an electronic signature and bank level encryption. It's able to identify retail investors and self-managed super funds against government issued databases ...

Future Fund reshuffles investment team

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... Financial Products and Morgan Stanley. Prior to that, Gilmore worked with both the International Monetary Fund and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Among the investment team reshuffle, head of infrastructure and timberland Wendy Norris will take up the ...