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AMP Capital CIO departs in leadership reshuffle

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
AMP Capital's chief investment officer for global equities and fixed income will leave the business as part of a leadership restructure. Mark Beardow joined AMP Capital in 1998 as a credit analyst before moving onto head of credit markets, head of fixed ...

Insync appoints portfolio manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
A new portfolio manager has been appointed to Insync Funds Management's investment team. John Lobb joins Insync having held similar roles at Bankers Trust, Citigroup Global Asset Management, Credit Suisse Global Asset Management and Orion Asset Management. ...

Less than expected but good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
Japan's latest trade stat indicates that the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) optimism, noted in its March monetary policy statement that, "Exports are expected to follow a moderate increasing trend on the back of an improvement in overseas economies" is perhaps ...

RBNZ on ice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has a positive view of the international economy - "Macroeconomic indicators in advanced economies have been positive over the past two months" -inflation - "Global headline inflation has increased... Core inflation ...

FICAP fundraiser ready to rock

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
The countdown is on to FICAP's "Who wants to be a RockStar" night this Thursday at The Ivy Ballroom. FICAP, the Financial Industry Community Aid Program, has announced its list of auction items up for grabs alongside the annual charity concert. A track ...

Professional standards need deeper thought: Consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
Financial advisers must look beneath the surface of the recently enacted professional standards legislation and start combating the real challenges facing the developing advice profession. Assured Support principal and founder Sean Graham believes the ...

Price-pressured

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
The latest inflation stats out of the UK gave additional credence to BOE monetary policy committee member Kristin Forbes' dissent - she "considered it appropriate to increase Bank Rate by 25 basis points" -- at the March meeting. Along with the low ...

Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) update on residential property prices brought home the Reserve Bank of Australia's current concerns and noted in its March monetary policy statement: "Conditions in the housing market vary considerably around ...

CareSuper announces new deputy chair

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
Industry super fund CareSuper announced a series of appointments to their board following the retirement of deputy chair David Michaelis. Director Terry Wetherall, who joined CareSuper in 2015 as an employer director, will succeed Michaelis as the fund's ...

Fund managers reshuffle board for $413bn merger

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
The new board has been selected for the historic global funds management merger announced in October last year. Following the completion of the merger between Henderson Group and Janus Capital, the new board will consist of chair Richard Gillingwater ...