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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... previous month as the participation rate decreased to 64.5% from 64.7%. ECB monetary policy decision The European Central Bank (ECB) kept monetary policy unchanged at its 20 October governing council meeting, marking the six straight month that it has ...

Tobacco and super funds must split

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
Institutional investors need to do more to combat investment in tobacco, with around $10 billion still invested via superannuation alone. Speaking at an Altius Asset Management event in Sydney yesterday, chief executive of Tobacco Free Portfolios Dr ...

MySuper transition costing retail members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
The retirement savings of retail super fund members could be diminished by $20,000 as a result of retail and bank-owned funds delaying the transition of members into default MySuper products. Research conducted by Rainmaker Information and commissioned ...

MLC and NAB expand direct life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... provides us with access to one of the largest distribution networks in the industry and we're proud to be supported by a bank that believes in the value of protection." The product offers up to $1 million in cover with no medicals required and customers ...

Aussie bonds attractive to global investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
The Commonwealth Bank is seeing an increase in global pension funds and central banks attending its events and seeking expertise to better understand the Australian bond market. Addressing the bank's ninth Annual Global Markets Conference in Sydney ...

Narev points to GFC for bank dissatisfaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
A historic wave of bank bashing does not simply explain the current environment according to Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev. Speaking at a lunch hosted by the Trans-Tasman Business Circle in Sydney yesterday, Narev discussed the changing ...

Two more Macquarie veterans join Shaw

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... adviser. Before that, he, like Wardman, worked at Macquarie Private Wealth, and was appointed an associate director of Macquarie Bank. Evans, who was chief executive of Macquarie Private Wealth North America before Shaw, said Koekoek "will officially ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... month. This measure has been largely flat (between 2.2% and 2.3%) over the past nine months. UK CPI inflation True to the Bank of England's (BOE) warning of rising inflation due to the pound sterling's depreciation, the UK's annual headline inflation ...

CalSTRS seeking ESG managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... to generate excess market returns over the long-term," Ailman said. To be considered, firms must be a registered adviser, bank, insurance or trust company; have been successfully running an ESG or corporate governance-focused public equity trading strategy ...

JANA strengthens consultancy team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... income, cash and currency research teams. Donohue was most recently general manager, network sales and relationships at ME Bank where he led strategy and the development of new funding channels post-GFC. Prior to that he was general manager, treasury ...