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ASIC silent on IOOF investigation

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... and Investments Commission (ASIC) has refused to confirm if it will investigate allegations of misconduct within IOOF's research and wealth management divisions. ASIC refused to answer questions by Financial Standard regarding information published by ...

Cbus hires equities investment specialist

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... said. "Kiran is a very strong hire that will drive a range of new initiatives as well as further enhance our manager research and dynamic asset allocation processes."

Infrastructure allocations up 14% in two years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... infrastructure investors have increased their holdings in the asset class by 14% to $310 billion, according to Preqin research. This reflects the growing demand for infrastructure investment worldwide and supports the projection in PwC's 2014 "Capital ...

Animal spirits may be playing with fire

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... though rates of return and other influences may offer a more unbiased company position. This is one the key findings among research from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released yesterday. Among nine investment papers in the RBA's quarterly bulletin ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... European stocks which reversed earlier losses and climbed higher during the afternoon's session," said Myrto Sokou, senior research analyst at Sucden Financial. European markets had earlier traded lower as eurozone finance ministers were gathering to ...

APAC fastest growing region for millionaire investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... (22%) for advice on social impact opportunities and approaches. The World Wealth Report includes findings from primary research works on global HNW perspectives and behavior. It is also based on responses from over 5,100 HNW individuals across 23 cou ...

Millennial women rejecting insurance jobs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... Insurance is the least attractive financial services employment sector for women born between 1980 and 1995, according to PwC research. PwC's report, "Female millennials in financial services: strategies for a new era of talent", is based on a global ...

Over-reliant bank lending slows OECD economic growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... has raised deep questions about the influence of finance on economic activity and the distribution of income. "What our research has shown is that avoiding credit over-expansion and improving the structure of finance can lead to improvements in both ...

Australia lagging in Asia-Pacific financial relationships

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... with China, Japan and South Korea. Co-author of the report, Amy Auster, said the report is a call to action for deeper research on financial integration in the Asia-Pacific and its implications for the financial services industry and the broader economy. ...

Australia's "irrational exuberance" an economic risk: PIMCO

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... household debt in Australia and the implications for policy' said. Portfolio manager Aaditya Thakur and quantitative research analyst Laura Ryan expressed concern that Australian households "will react faster and more vigorously to a shock in asset prices ...