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Lift then back to zero (even negative)?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... already longer than 29 of the 33 expansions the U.S. economy has experienced since 1854." Likewise, "...no other central bank in the advanced world that has raised rates since the 2007-09 crisis has been able to sustain them at a higher level. That includes ...

Local shares lacklustre in 2016

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... said all indications point to markets being in for more of the same during 2016 as they faced this year. "Recently Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stephens hosed down expectations around how much our local economy will grow. In this environment the focus ...

Colonial First State appoints new alternatives manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... fixed income markets. Tully added the investment objective of the portfolio is to produce a return that exceeds the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cash rate. "The allocation to Acadian's defensive income strategy in the defensive alternatives portfolio ...

Three days to lift off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... Wolf? It's crunch time... the time when the US Federal Reserve walks its talk. Come the 16th of December, America's central bank begins its quest to return monetary policy back to normal - exactly seven years to the day when it first dropped the fed ...

Mirae Asset appoints Australian sales head

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
Korean fund manager Mirae Asset Global Investments has hired a former AMP Capital executive to lead its sales efforts in Australia. As head of Australian business development, Chris Wildman will be responsible for the marketing and distribution of the ...

Lazard global equity fund receives first rating

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
A Lazard Asset Management global equity fund has received a "recommended" rating from independent research house Zenith Investment Partners after its inaugural review. The Lazard Global Equity Franchise Fund, since its inception in October 2013, has ...

Four steps up, four steps down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
Is the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) just toying with monetary policy or what? This is the feeling one gets when one looks at the history of the RBNZ's adjustments to its official cash rate target over the past few years. Yesterday's decision by ...

CBA makes senior advice appointment from AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
CBA has appointed a new general manager, bank financial planning and an independent chair to its advice board. Hugh Humphrey joins CBA from AMP, where he was director, strategy and transformation for the group's advice, bank and corporate super businesses. ...

Sydney in top 10 financial centres

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015

NZ Super appoints new chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... Deutsche Asset Management/DWS based in New York as a part of a 25 year career with Deutsche Asset Management and Deutsche Bank. She is also on the board of directors at Kiwibank and was appointed to the Guardians board in 2012. Walker said he had resigned ...