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Industry groups slam SEC plan to limit derivatives

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
US industry groups have hit back at a proposal by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to try to limit investors' exposure to risk. In December Mary Jo White, the chair of the US corporate watchdog said a funds' use of certain instruments can ...

State Street acquires GE Asset Management

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... said that the transaction reflected GEAM's strong cultural alignment with SSGA and would help accelerate SSGA's strategic plan to extend its capabilities in a number of key areas for clients. Commenting on the acquisition Ron O'Hanley, president and ...

Over 45s lead super MDIOs

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
ING DIRECT Australia has shown there is an increasing trend for Australians nearing retirement to want more investment control over their superannuation without the burden of administration. Announcing its full-year results today, ING DIRECT revealed ...

Financial services leading Australian M&A

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
Law firm Pitcher Partners believes financial services and professional services will continue to lead mid-market merger and acquisition deals for the remainder of 2016. In the second issue of its Dealmakers report, Pitcher Partners said M&A deals in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
Australia migration The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the percentage of Australian born overseas reached their highest level in "over a century" (120 years). As at 30 June 2015, 28.2% -- or 6.7 million -- of the country's resident ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... Australians intend to retire between 65-69 years, but the results show that now over a quarter of males 45 years and over plan to work past 70 years." Employed respondents' retirement intentions were largely influenced by "financial security" (40% for ...

Riskier glidepaths could be one retirement answer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... incomes and integrating as much as we can about the way people save and put money in to and take money out of their 401k plan," Lester said. "But they're [401ks] very discretionary, you don't have to sign up, you don't have to contribute, and there's ...

CommInsure appoints life product and strategy head

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
CommInsure has appointed former senior executive, Frank Crapis, as head of life product and strategy. Crapis will replace Sally Phillips who was appointed to the role just four months earlier. CommInsure confirmed that the changes have been in motion ...

More Australians intend to retire later

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... Australians intend to retire between 65-69 years, but the results show that now over a quarter of males 45 years and over plan to work past 70 years." The survey commenced a few months after the government last year announced changes to the current qualification ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
US personal income and outlays Sluggish US personal income and spending data have doused speculations of an April rate hike - prompted by St. Louis Fed president James Bullard's comments last week that, "You get another strong jobs report, it looks ...