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Market lower in broad sell-off

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... company. On Wall Street in the US on Tuesday, stocks fell sharply on a strengthening US dollar despite news of Charter Communication's $US78.7 billion ($A100.6 billion) deal to buy Time Warner Cable. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 190.48 points ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... down 30 points at 5,748. Wall Street stocks fell one per cent on a strengthening US dollar despite news of Charter Communication's $US78.7 billion ($A100.6 billion) deal to buy Time Warner Cable. Locally on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Chief economist joins Sunsuper

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
Sunsuper has appointed a new chief economist. Brian Parker joins the $32 billion super fund from NAB Asset Management, where he was head of portfolio specialists. He has also held positions at MLC Investment Management, Citigroup Asset Management, Rothschild ...

ACSA awards best custody executives

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
The Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) has recognised the industry executives who made contributions to the custody industry in the 2015 ACSA Awards. HSBC Securities Service manager of corporate actions Alvaro Martinez, Merrill Lynch head ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
The Australian share market has risen with the major miners leading gains despite another fall in iron ore prices. The market has recovered from Thursday's losses with investors shrugging off a dip in iron ore prices overnight, CommSec market analyst ...

ACSA appoints NAB manager as chair

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
The Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) has appointed a new chair. NAB Asset Servicing (NAS) general manager of client delivery David Knights will take the ACSA position, effective immediately, in addition to maintaining his role at NAB. ...

Suncorp advice exec goes to Equipsuper

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... back with a practical solution, then you aren't helping them at all. "A lot of technical people struggle with the communication and interaction piece, and that is something clients really want." Equipsuper has confirmed he will start at the company on ...

Don't overlook culture and discipline: MFS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
A strong corporate culture and the discipline to soft-close funds before they are hurt by their size are too often overlooked by fund managers, according to MFS Investment management global equity chief investment officer Kevin Beatty. The Boston-based ...

Superannuation trustees under the spotlight: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... important that there is consistency between return targets and the underlying investment strategy, and that the communication to members of the level of risk is accurate," Rowell said. Apart from trustee obligations for MySuper products, other challenging ...

REI Super launches live video advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... 90% during the same period. REI Super advice fees are scaled and depend on the level of advice, as well as on the communication channel, with video advice being more affordable than traditional face to face advice. REI Super members receive advice through ...