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PM Capital expands distribution team

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
Equities and fixed interest manager PM Capital is welcoming a new sales director to its distribution team. Joining PM Capital is Rebecca Morgan. She will be based in Melbourne and be responsible for sales in Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia ...

A rate rise on the ides of March?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... conclusion of the US Federal Reserve's two-day meeting (14-15 March) - the day when financial markets expect the Fed to give interest rates another gentle lift. Rate hike speculations gathered momentum after Fed Chair Janet Yellen testified before the ...

IOOF profits slide across all key businesses

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... billion. Kelaher explained: "This result shows the value of our diversified business model. We have seen record levels of interest in our advice group and have received in excess of 30 applications from experienced advisers from other institutional licensees." ...

Distrust is super's biggest challenge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... best interests of the member, not the institution itself," APRA deputy chairman Helen Rowell said. "We see a lot of self-interest, conflict and poor decision making in all parts of the industry, so our focus is on identifying those areas of underperformance ...

British inflation quickens but still off-target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... below the Bank of England's (BOE) 2.0% target and should not put immediate pressure on the British central bank to lift interest rates.

China price rises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... the People's Bank of China's monetary policy, the latest update on consumer prices would not have a significant sway on interest rate direction - up or down. China's consumer price inflation accelerated to 2.5% in the year to January from 2.1% in the ...

WHSP throws down the gauntlet

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
Washington H. Soul Pattinson is aiming to beat rival contenders with an increased takeover offer for Hunter Hall. Since increasing its bid to $1.60 per share on Friday, WHSP has now matched Pinnacle's unconditional offer of $2 per share. Although this ...

Lifted by external demand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... continuing to advance regional progress on the basis of existing initiatives. In addition, the two leaders expressed interest in exploring cooperation across sectors that promote mutual economic benefits to the United States and Japan." Non-residential ...

ATO must reunite individuals with lost super: ASFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... likely to generate earnings with their balance in a super fund, rather than with the ATO, where balances only attract interest at a current rate of 1.5%per year." ASFA said that it hopes the government would consider its submission and implement the ...

Bentham hires AMP Capital analyst

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... horizon." "Global credit markets offer significant diversification benefits for those investors who want to manage rising interest rate and inflation fears," he said.