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AFA secures international icon for conference lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... adviser community. In announcing the expansion of the speaker lineup, the AFA said: "Sir Bob Geldof interests span global politics, communications and business. He is driven by a higher social purpose and has devoted his life to helping people in poverty ...

Passive versus active is crippling: QIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... active versus passive investing, drawing a comparison between the "climate wars" debate that has taken place in Australian politics over the last decade, and declares: "It's time to declare an end to the passive versus active wars." "The 'climate wars' ...

KPMG names new national chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... forward to utilising my experience to help inform public debate and bridge the current trust deficit between business, politics and society," she said.

NAB hires former NSW premier

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... banking. Baird started his career in banking with NAB in 1989 and worked for Deutsche Bank and HSBC prior to entering politics. "His time as treasurer and premier of New South Wales means he returns to banking and NAB with invaluable experience in leading ...

Trump matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... depending on the interpretation of every word Fedspoken. But that was the world before Trump. I'm not so familiar with US politics but this could be because Trump can do to the Fed what he did to acting US Attorney General Sally Yates. Trump fired her ...

Every American's turning optimist

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... presidential polls. The index - designed by the Investor's Business Daily (IBD) and TechnoMetrica Institute of Policy and Politics (TIPP) to gauge consumers' confidence on the US economic outlook - rose to a reading of 55.6 in January (a reading above ...

Equities on the nose in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... observed across all age groups and this is possibly due to people's reaction to uncertainty and volatility in markets and politics. This declined appetite towards global equities breaks the uptrend that has been in place since the Australian dollar began ...

FSC names new director

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... Australia, which was a joint venture between ING Group and ANZ. Hansell arrives at the FSC with more than 25 years in politics and policy, including roles in government, industry organisations and the private sector. He was national government relations ...

Coin flipping better than macro forecasts

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
Using macroeconomic forecasts to predict global politics isn't too far from flipping a coin, according to Prime Value Asset Management portfolio manager ST Wong. Pointing to the Brexit surprise and Donald Trump's election, Wong said: "You may have more ...

Suncorp CFO says financial services disenfranchised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... government and business at a Trans-Tasman Business Circle event in Sydney yesterday, Johnston said that while the theatre of politics is often reflected in low consumer and business confidence, those waiting on the political air to clear could be waiting ...