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New leadership for fund manager

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... John McBain." Centuria said the pair has had a "seamless" working relationship for 21 years. Charny added: "The board could not imagine two better stewards to collectively nurture the company in the years ahead and continue its growth and successes for ...

Chief economist update: BOE lets peers do the heavy lifting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... uncertainties have put additional downward pressure on UK forward interest rates and led to a decline in the sterling exchange rate." Not only this, the statement says: "Looking through recent volatility, underlying growth in the United Kingdom appears ...

CFA hopefuls at record high

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
More than 250,000 candidates are seeking a chartered financial analyst (CFA) credential this year, which the CFA Institute says is a record high. The number of candidates appearing for Level I, II or III exams are up 11% over the last year. CFA Institute ...

Aberdeen Standard hires retirement head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
Aberdeen Standard Investments has moved to accelerate its shift to a major retirement solutions provider in Australia, appointing a former Ernst and Young wealth partner as head of retirement. The global asset manager recruited EY wealth management ...

Chief economist update: Fed plans for Trump contingency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... meeting - with four expecting one rate hike in 2019 and two predicting two rate increases and no one was imagining a rate cut. Not only that, there are now seven participants projecting two rate reductions and one official calling for a single rate reduction ...

Advice group hires national practice manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... time of industry flux, having a practice manager of the calibre of Michael is critical for helping our adviser network to not only make the transition to a new age of financial planning, but to actually be in a position to prosper. The management team ...

Insurer to add value via tech

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... whether it be doing a charity fun run, giving blood or volunteering for the cause that's close to their heart, is therefore not only unique, it makes complete sense." The app offers discounts on services and retailers like Jenny Craig, The Iconic, Garmin ...

Facebook to launch own currency

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... and noted it would put "strong protections in place", to ensure the platform's safety. Facebook said financial services had not yet followed the trend of personal communications in the 21st century, which have democratised thanks to the relative ubiquity ...

YouTube fundie woes continue

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... up the logic behind the suspension: "Link deemed the suspension necessary due to the risk that, in the event the fund did not suspend, assets would have to be sold at prices below current values and that the resulting composition of the fund's assets ...

Chief economist update: Cash is King

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
Maybe not at this month's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting but consensus expect the US Federal Reserve to serve Christmas in July with a 25 basis point reduction in the fed funds rate from 2.25%-2.5% to 2%-2.25%. The CME FedWatch Tool ...