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Big Sky appoints former ANZ exec

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
Big Sky Building Society, a financial services branch of the Australian Unity Group has appointed former ANZ executive, Robert Bell as chief executive. Bell was previously the chief executive of ANZ's Japan operations. Bell formerly worked as ANZ's ...

Third arrow, broken arrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... year with its stupendous 56.7% return... and certainly not with interest rates at bargain basement rates and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) right in the midst of liquidity pumping. The Japanese stock market's underperformance to date could be due to the yen's ...

Good or bad, it's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... Maybe. But if it becomes a maybe not, we hear the familiar refrain (we continue to hear from central bankers) from Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kuroda san. He told the Japan Association of Corporate Executives that the BOJ will continue to "pursue monetary ...

NZ Super names new CIO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super) has named Matt Whineray as its new chief investment officer. Whineray has been with NZ Super since 2008 in the role of general manager, investments. Prior to that he was a head of financial sponsor coverage ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open flat after escalating violence in Iraq spooked investors and falling iron ore prices continued to pressure mining stocks at the end of last week. At 0822 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is set for further falls after another negative session on Wall Street, caused by escalating violence in Iraq that pushed US oil prices to nine month highs. At 0700 AEST on Friday, the March share price index futures contract ...

Australia among the big guns in millionaire stakes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... Boston Consulting Group. Leading the charge in the millionaire stakes were the economic powerhouses of the US, China and Japan (the three largest economies by gross GDP respectively). Rounding out the top five were the UK and Switzerland. The other countries ...

Everything but the kitchen sink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
Take that... and that... and that! Yes, Virginia, the European Central Bank (ECB) didn't disappoint market expectations - heavens forbid if it did - and acted, giving it all it's got, except for the proverbial kitchen sink (this it reserves for later). ...

Losing shine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
Who went away in May? The month when we're supposed to sell and go away is over but it appears that it's the sellers that went away instead. Yes, Virginia, May's closing stats show that most major equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is set for a positive start to trade, after Wall Street lifted when the US Federal Reserve confirmed no change to its interest rate plans. At 0700 AEST on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up 23 points ...