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BT Panorama to house Hunter Hall offerings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
Hunter Hall's range of products has been added to BT Panorama. Founder and chief investment officer Peter Hall said the firm is delighted to be available via Panorama. "In these ever-changing technological times it's important to meet the demand of ...

New chair for National Seniors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
National Seniors Australia is welcoming its new chairman. Chris Guille has been named in the top role, having served as a board director since June 2012. Guille has more than 30 years' experience in banking, trustee services and investment advice and ...

Coin flipping better than macro forecasts

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
Using macroeconomic forecasts to predict global politics isn't too far from flipping a coin, according to Prime Value Asset Management portfolio manager ST Wong. Pointing to the Brexit surprise and Donald Trump's election, Wong said: "You may have more ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... reflating world economy should underpin improvement going forward. Eurozone ECB policy decision As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) kept its monetary policy unchanged - repo rate at 0%; deposit rate at -0.4%; marginal lending rate at 0.25% ...

False information undermining ASIC integrity

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... was in liquidation. Another nominated responsible manager for a credit licence claimed to have worked at a large Australian bank when that person had never been employed by that bank. The report also showed that in 2015-16 ASIC had failed to meet its ...

Tasplan launches lifecycle default super

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... default offering bucks a trend presented in the latest Rainmaker Information report on MySuper. The report indicates several bank-owned MySuper products are increasing their position in the highly competitive superannuation marketplace, especially through ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... sequentially slowing since July. China foreign exchange reserves The drain on China's foreign exchange reserves continues. People's Bank of China (PBOC) data show that it held US$3.052 trillion in foreign currency in November, down 2.2% from the previous ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... It declined by 0.4% in VIC, 0.3% in TAS and 1.3% in the ACT. Australia RBA policy decision As widely-expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the official cash rate unchanged at a record low 1.5% following its 6 December Board meeting which ...

Russell signs deal with top China manager

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
Russell Investments has entered into a partnership with China's largest fund manager. China Asset Management (ChinaAMC), which manages nearly $200 billion in assets, will advertise Russell's global multi-asset and multi-sector solutions to its institutional ...

NAB exec joins Metlife

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
An executive at NAB Asset Management has taken on a new role with MetLife. Allyson Carlile, previously head of people for NAB AM, has been appointed as head of people and culture for MetLife's Australian business. In addition to her role at NAB, Carlile ...