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Growth of women on boards painfully slow: ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
During the 2014 financial year 37% of new director appointments in the ASX100 were women, reportedly reflecting an overarching market focus on board gender diversity.

Six point five is PM Li's new like

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
"The nation needs annual growth of at least 6.53 per cent in the next five years to meet the government's goal of establishing a "moderately prosperous society".

ANZ private wealth sees digital growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
ANZ's private wealth division has recorded profit growth of 15% for the 2015 financial year on the back of a continued approach to "customer focused investment solutions."

MLC insurance sale to cost NAB $1.5bn

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB) has agreed to sell 80% of MLC's insurance business for $2.4 billion, but it estimates it will lose over $1.5 billion in the transaction.

Global strategy drives BTIM results

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
BT Investment Management reported a record result for the year to 30 September 2015, with the manager's US equity funds attracting strong inflows.

December lift-off, yeah, sure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
For those of us watching the data, the data says no to December... unless things dramatically turn around, that is.

Future Fund's morphing objective

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
Ambiguity around the Future Fund and whether it's a fund for public servants' super or a genuine Australian sovereign wealth fund continues to challenge the fund's leadership.

Lonsec rates several funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
Research house Lonsec has released several fund ratings during the week and results have been welcomed by the respective fund managers.

Administrator buys Asia-Pacific hedge fund business

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
The fund branch of an Australian boutique administrator has acquired the Asia-Pacific hedge fund administration business of Alter Domus.

Australian politics spooks foreign infra investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
Australia's volatile politics are spooking foreign institutional investors, who are interested on increasing their exposure to infrastructure, but have a negative feeling about the current context.