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IFM Investors hires chief economist

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... with a focus on financial markets, risk, investment and quantitative research. Joiner was most recently chief economist for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Australia, where he worked closely with the Australian and global equities, fixed income and FX ...

Drop in regulator staff numbers under coalition

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... a time when banking scandals have brought to light a problematic culture within the sector. "Despite the rhetoric of the bank CEOs and others, this is not a culture that will be easily fixed," the report said. "Staffing by the corporate regulators and ...

Westpac net profit up 3pc

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... the prior corresponding period. Commenting on the profit boost, Wesptac chief executive Brian Hartzer said: "The consumer bank delivered strong home loan and deposit growth and well-managed margins. The business bank also recorded sound balance sheet ...

Australians letting their retirement down: report

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... (32%) Many people (40%) who are not interested in super would be more engaged if their super account operated more like a bank account Over half (56%) have never sought financial advice about their super but over a third (38%) view seeing a financial ...

Equities manager selects NAS

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... working with Perennial Value Management and the opportunity to provide them with market leading products and our broader bank capability." Perennial Value Management executive director Anthony Patterson added: "We have developed strong relationships ...

YBR announces director resignation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Yellow Brick Road has announced the departure of a non-executive director. Melanie Kansil joined YBR in 2013, having previously been acting director of strategy and digital at Nine Entertainment. She replaced David Coleman, who went into politics and ...

Kinetic Super hires retirement specialist as CEO

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... 20 years' experience in the financial services industry, having worked in senior executive positions at National Australia Bank, AXA and ANZ with particular expertise in super, retirement solutions and wealth management. Kinetic Super chair Frank Gullone ...

May sell may go away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... April. The raison d'Aatre, the source of angst, the trigger for the sell orders all pointed to the disappointment over the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) failure to provide more policy stimulation - in whatever shape for form - when it was widely expected to ...

Sunsuper offering pension bonuses

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
Sunsuper is following an initiative to offer member bonuses for transitioning retirement savings to an income account as part of a wider retaining strategy. The $34 billion fund's new pension product will include a bonus of up to $2,400 for eligible ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... were partly offset by an upturn in state and local government spending and an acceleration in residential fixed investment". Bank of Japan policy decision The BOJ disappointed financial market expectations for more stimulus measures when it decided to ...