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BRUMBIE: Walk quietly but carry a big stick

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
It's now a few weeks since Financial System Inquiry (FSI) chief David Murray handed down his interim report and already sectional advance troops have been spooked into defending their status quo. But rather than squabble over details, like is always ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... decision. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases June's international trade in goods and services figures, while the Dun and Bradstreet business expectations survey and the Australian Industry Group's Australian Performance of Services Index (PSI) ...

ANU enlists CAER for ESG research

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
The Investment Office of the Australian National University (ANU) has enlisted the services of research group CAER to research and rate the companies in which invests according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. The announcement ...

MetLife refocuses on middle classes with direct distribution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
Based on the way global insurers are increasingly looking to the direct market to boost sales in developed economies, the way insurance is distributed in Australia looks set for a shake-up. In the past week it was widely reported across the Americas ...

UK has overtaken Australia for platform innovation: Bravura

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
Wealth platforms in the United Kingdom have leap-frogged Australian platforms because investor experience and utility is their differentiator, not the underlying technology itself. Darren Stevens, director of strategy at technology group Bravura Solutions ...

Green appointed CEO MetLife Korea

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
MetLife Australia interim chief executive officer Damien Green has been appointed chief executive of MetLife Korea. Green is currently head of employee benefits for MetLife in Asia. He stepped in as interim CEO of MetLife Australia earlier this year ...

ASX mFunds FUM already ahead of ETFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
While it's only been a few months since the ASX launched its mFunds service, funds listed on the exchange based platform already exceed the value of Exchange Traded Funds (ETF). According to the ASX, 12 of 48 foundation investment managers have already ...

HK funds market climbs to A$2.4tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
Hong Kong's funds management sector now oversees A$2.4 trillion, surging due to huge inflow increases from mainland China. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission's (HKSFC) has just released its annual Fund Management Activities Survey that ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... makes its monthly interest rate decision. The central bank is also due to release its index of commodity prices for June. The Dun and Bradstreet business expectations survey is due out, as is the Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing ...

Bank cross-sell growing but slowly

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
While industry funds fear banks are targeting them to boost wallet share of their customers, research from Roy Morgan reveals banks lose more of their customers' business to other banks. According to the research, Roy Morgan found that the Big 4 retail ...