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Chief economist update: ECB bids farewell to QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... repo rate at 0%; deposit facility rate at -0.4%; marginal lending facility rate at 0.25% - at its December 13 Governing Council meeting, it also confirmed that its €2.6 trillion asset purchase programme (APP) will be no more by the end of December ...

Former AFL club president joins super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... working with Greg to achieve our strategic goals for members and the fund." Boulton also sits on the boards of Cancer Council SA, Southern Gold Limited, Kogi Iron and Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers.

Survey says no to subsidising life insurance for genetically at-risk Aussies

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... want to subsidise life insurance for those with adverse genetic test results, according to the latest Financial Services Council study. The FSC recently released results of its consumer survey conducted in July this year. The survey was aimed at understanding ...

Industry Super Australia chair steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
Former Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary and former Federal Government minister Greg Combet will become the new chair of Industry Super Australia today. Combet will replace Peter Collins in the top role as the latter steps down to fulfil ...

Investment manager chair retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... chair Greg Combet. The former Federal Government minister joined IFM's board in 2014, and is also a former Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) secretary. He is also a former director at AustralianSuper and ME bank. Weaven said IFM board members ...

Australian philanthropist donates $100m to journalism

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... region. The institute will also be governed by an experienced board of directors and supported by an international advisory council. Work has commenced on a detailed program of activities and design for the institute ahead of its launch next year. It ...

Gender split sees new investment industry focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... important announcements at its conference. From early next year the association will be named the Australian Investment Council "to better represent the multiple stakeholders in the industry." Also, for the first time in its history, the association ...

Chief economist update: Is TLTRO III coming?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
Minutes of the European Central Bank's (ECB) 24-25 October Governing Council meeting confirmed that it remains on track to end its net asset purchases - currently at a monthly pace of €15 billion - by the end of December 2018. No probs here. We've ...

Stop genetic testing questions: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... genetic test. Only 28% of respondents disagreed with this statement. The responses come in light of the Financial Services Council announcing it will establish a moratorium to stop using genetic test results as part of insurance applications on 1 July ...

Royal Commission puts bonuses on notice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... this crucial area of performance measurement and remuneration." The research was supported by Deloitte, the Insurance Council of Australia, the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance, and FINSIA.