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ASIC and RBA issue property bubble warning

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... Financial Review. "History shows that people don't know when they are in a bubble until it's over." Medcraft said the Reserve Bank's decision to drop interest rates to a record low 2% was encouraging more people to buy but he is wary that many will struggle ...

AMP Capital in the hunt for new CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
AMP is conducting a global search to find a new chief executive to drive the group's funds management division with a focus on expansion in Asia. AMP Capital chief executive Stephen Dunne will retire later in the year after 12 years in the role, the ...

Lies, stats and damned double seasonal adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)" The song instantly played in my head as soon as I read about what the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco - the one that Fed Chair Janet Yellen was president of from 2004 to 2010 - just did. The San Fran Fed solved ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... 0649 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 22 points at 5,687. Locally on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank releases minutes of its May board meeting, and the ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence survey is due out. In Australia ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... Commonwealth shed $1.09 cents to $83.66, Westpac lost 50 cents to $32.55, ANZ fell 55 cents to $32.57 and National Australia Bank was down 19 cents to $34.33 after going ex-dividend. Agribusiness Elders was one of the best performers, rising more than ...

BNP Paribas names new country head

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... been made head of Central Europe based in Budapest, after eight years in Sydney. Gibson will be responsible for managing the bank's overall activities in Australasia. He will report to Eric Raynaud, chief executive of BNP Paribas Asia Pacific. "Under ...

NAS adds Vision Super to lending program

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
National Australia Bank Asset Servicing (NAS) has added Vision Super to its principal securities lending program. It is understood to be the fourth appointment this year for NAS, already announcing it retained custody for Cooper Investors, AMIST and ...

Club Super partners CommInsure

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
CommInsure, the insurance arm of Commonwealth Bank, has been appointed to provide insurance for Club Super. Club Super is the industry super fund for sporting and recreational clubs and associated industries. It has around $480 million in assets under ...

Low-cost super awash with inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... opportunity for side-by-side banking opportunities. "We're in a very fortunate position now where you can, for example, open up a bank account and you can see your super right alongside and have a clear understanding of your wealth position," he said. ...

Damned lies and (actual) stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... yourself." -Paul Joseph Goebbels It may not be as sinister as what Adolf Hitler's propaganda minister intended it to be but the Bank of Japan (BOJ) continues to repeat its optimistic assessment over the outlook of its economy. The Japanese central bank ...