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Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... unwilling to address the challenge, the real problem for Australia is its private debt. "Our debt level according to the Bank of International Settlements, private debt level, has gone from 150% of GDP to 210% of GDP," he told the ABC Business Report. ...

ASX appoints new CEO, board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
The ASX has named one of its non-executive directors as the company's new managing director and chief executive, effective immediately. An independent non-executive director at the ASX since 2013, Dominic Stevens' long history in financial markets and ...

Wilsons rebrand follows restructure

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... restructure of Wilsons in July 2015 which allowed staff to acquire the business alongside Craigs Investment Partners and Deutsche Bank and aims to better reflect the increased business offerings of Wilsons. Wilsons chair Frank Aldridge said: "It has ...

PROFILE: Standard Life Investments head of Australasian business Simone Bouch

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
As the country head of global fund manager, Standard Life Investments' Simone Bouch knows a thing or two about the importance of investment performance. But if she'd followed through on her childhood ambition the focus would be performance of a somewhat ...

OneVue makes senior fund services hire from Vanguard

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... and administration. He has held other roles at Vanguard, including senior manager - fund accounting and administration and bank strategy relationship group. Prior to Vanguard, he was chief financial officer at Lachlan Partners, having also worked at ...

Vanguard makes senior hire from NAB Asset Servicing

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
Vanguard has appointed a key client manager. Adam Donohue joins Vanguard from NAB Asset Servicing, where he was an associate director. Prior to that, he was director, sales and distribution at RBC Investor and Treasury Services. This is Vanguard's second ...

Rate cut would do little to help economy: WAM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... might not be the right answer. With inflation running below target and the RBA considered an inflation targeting central bank, it seems inevitable that rates will be cut again in 2016. However Kirkham questions whether a rate cut will actually help stimulate ...

Is gold on the ceiling for Australian investors?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
Gold's place inside an investment portfolio came under the spotlight this week as two fund managers provided separate views on the divisive asset. Speaking at an ABC Bullion event, 'The new bull market in precious metals', Cor Capital Fund executive ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... and around a third invest for less than a year. BoJ expected to go even deeper into negative interest rates Japan' central bank is meeting today and is expected to lower rates again taking their official interest rates even deeper into negative territory. ...

Voters opt to shut down AMP Capital China fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
The AMP Capital China Growth Fund (AGF) will be wound up following the vote at today's EGM. Opening the EGM, AMP Capital Funds Management chair Adam Tindall said that "a lot has changed" since the fund's establishment in 2006. "Markets move on, regulations ...