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Not happy Jan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... interest rates and now... damned that it didn't. The Australian Financial Review (AFR) this morning quoted director of research and senior managing partner at Penn Capital, Eric Green, saying that, "There's some concern that the Fed sees something we're ...

Executive appointment round-up

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... services into the IOOF advice network. ANZ senior manager leaves to set up consultancy - ANZ senior manager of mandate research Nigel Douglas will set up his own consultancy, as the bank streamlines the Office of the CIO division. Super executive leaves ...

KPMG pinpoints stagnant insurance industry

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
The insurance industry is struggling to innovate, according to KPMG global research. KPMG's report, 'A new world of opportunity: The insurance innovation imperative', is based on an April 2015 survey of 280 insurance executives across 20 countries ...

Early insurance claimants return to work faster

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... claimants in group policies within superannuation are more likely to return to work within a year, according to Rice Warner research. Specifically, if income protection claimants notify of an illness or disability within the first six months of diagnosis ...

State Street appoints APAC markets head

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
State Street has appointed a new head of global markets sales and trading and research for the Asia-Pacific region. Colin Zhong joined State Street from UBS, where he specialised in "currency and fixed income rates products in locations including Hong ...

IOSCO releases retail investor education report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
IOSCO, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions, has released its final report on investor education for retail consumers. In a statement, IOSCO said it has long recognised investor education as a key strategy for enhancing investor ...

Retirees should expand asset classes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... AllianceBernstein (AB) chief investment officer Australian equities, Roy Maslen also told Financial Standard the company's research indicates many people are going to need to invest in growth assets to generate returns in retirement to help meet lifestyle ...

FEATURE - Retirement income: Finding the right path

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... received advice seem to value it highly, whereas people who haven't received advice value it very low," Shead says. The research showed investors want to interact with advisers in a variety of ways, underscoring the need for flexible and scalable advice ...

Star global equity manager to launch in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... managers, and it's an approach that's been tested in a variety of market conditions. We believe the depth of our internal research is a contributing factor in how we've been able to deliver long-term growth of capital for our investors."

ANZ senior manager leaves to set up consultancy

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
ANZ senior manager of mandate research will set up his own consultancy, as the bank streamlines the Office of the CIO division. Nigel Douglas confirmed to Financial Standard that he has set up Douglas Funds Consulting, a firm that will provide consultancy ...