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BlackRock veteran joins Grant Samuel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... Early in his career, Miller was a research officer for the Federal Treasury and also served as private secretary to then Prime Minister Paul Keating. "Steve brings over 30 years' experience in international economic and policy analysis to the GSFM team ...

Industry fund appoints Whitehelm as investment consultant

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... Challenger under its Fidante Partners multi-boutique funds management platform. It is also the investment consultant to Prime Super. In September 2017, Whitehelm acquired a petroleum tank storage terminal in the Netherlands on behalf of several pension ...

Royal Commission begins in February

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... December 2017, with former High Court judge Kenneth Hayne named as Royal Commissioner. At the time a joint statement from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison said that "instead of the inquisition into capitalism that some have ...

Chief economist update: The good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in early March last year, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang at the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in March last year ...

Vontobel expands distribution footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... large allocations to both traditional and alternative debt strategies, where we see interesting potential for some of our prime capabilities like emerging debt, multi-sector bond and asset backed securities," he said. The Swiss firm recently won an Australian ...

AFCA, key housing bills passed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
... role of the financial sector, Australians expect high standards from financial institutions," assistant minister to the Prime Minister, James McGraph said. "Where these expectations are not met and consumers wrongfully suffer a loss, it is critical that ...

Federal Government names Royal Commission lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... recommend a former High Court judge lead the Royal Commission into the banking, superannuation and financial services industry. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, in a joint statement with Attorney-General George Brandis and Treasurer Scott Morrison, announced ...

Government caves to banking Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... not investigate the financial stability or the resilience of banks, or the conduct of self-managed superannuation funds. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison put to bed the "ongoing speculation and fear-mongering about a banking ...

Superannuation savings reach $2.5 trillion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... [developed world] countries super funds only invest 10% in the sharemarket," he said. Pratt's comments were echoed by former prime minister Paul Keating, who warned that local companies are at risk of being "underbanked" if the $2.4 trillion pool of ...

Japan on reverse cycle?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
Everything that could go right is going right for Japan. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won by landslide at the 22 October 2017 general elections, ensuring that sitting Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Haruhiko Kuroda will be re-appointed when his term expires ...