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Government debt is not bad: Sicilia

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... than starving the economy of capital to establish nation building projects. Addressing an investment forum in Sydney yesterday, Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia said the federal government's focus on debt reduction is unhealthy and is likely ...

Murray takes aim at industry culture

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... industry, arguing there is an 'established mythology' of distrust that must be addressed. Speaking at an event in Sydney yesterday, Murray said that post the global financial crisis the public is highly conscious of the potential consequences of financial ...

Van Eyk administrator optimistic of finding buyer

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... will be found after receiving a number of expressions of interest. A committee of creditors was established in Sydney yesterday at the first meeting of van Eyk's lenders. Moore Stephens Sydney Corporate Recovery Group Trent Hancock, who is acting as ...

HOSTPLUS to launch lifecycle option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... launch a lifecycle investment option next year, becoming one of the few industry funds to do so. Speaking in Sydney yesterday, HOSTPLUS chief executive David Elia said the new investment option will tailor its investment strategy to members' life stage. ...

How to win family office mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... an audience of fund managers at the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA)'s Hedge Fund Forum in Sydney yesterday, four prominent family office professionals described what they look for in a hedge fund manager. Myer Family Office investment ...

Why are bonds no longer a safe haven?

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... market re-regulation, according to UBS head of investment strategy Tracey McNaughton. At a media briefing in Sydney yesterday McNaughton said that the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in 1999 and the introduction of other regulation in the wake of the ...

Momentum for mFund service gathering despite uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... stage many fund managers are still determining the benefits of using the service. Speaking at a media lunch in Sydney yesterday BNP Paribas Securities Services' head of asset and fund services Justin Burman said: "The question is whether the fund management ...

Prepare for the 'financial Amazon': Joye

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... distribution, according to YBR Funds Management's Christopher Joye. Speaking at the Financial Standard MAX forum in Sydney yesterday, Joye said there was a surprisingly large gap in this market. "Why aren't there websites that allow us to buy all financial ...

Low income retirees to feel budget pain

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Speaking at ASFA's post-budget briefing in Sydney yesterday, Vamos said that while there was not a great deal in the budget that directly affects superannuation, there will be ...

Government takes aim at corporation tax

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... to the Treasurer Steven Ciobo. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) Life Insurance Conference in Sydney yesterday, Ciobo said he was 'wary' about where Australia's financial services industry is heading. "We've spent many years talking about ...