The BFO and RBA Governor Lowe announce 2020 cohort of Young Ambassadors

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The Banking and Finance Oath (The BFO) is proud to introduce the 2020 cohort of Young Ambassadors – a Program encouraging and supporting students, graduates and young people to contribute... Read more continue reading

T. Rowe Price appoints new head of distribution for Australia and New Zealand

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Global investment firm T. Rowe Price has announced the appointment of Darren Hall as its new Head of Distribution for Australia and New Zealand, effective 28 August 2020. Hall, currently... Read more continue reading

Stalling of FASEA exam bill yet another Govt failure with industry and consumers the biggest losers says UFAA

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Once again, federal politicians have displayed their inability to put the interests of the nation’s consumers and the wellbeing of the financial services advisory sector ahead of political gamesmanship with... Read more continue reading

Small caps continue to shine, will stay attractive for investors in post COVID-19 world

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Following the March equity market correction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, global equity markets rebounded sharply in April, with the small cap sector outperforming. The DNR Capital Australian Emerging Companies... Read more continue reading

TA Associates announces strategic growth investment in Honan Insurance Group

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TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to make a strategic growth investment in Honan Insurance Group (“Honan”), a... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 15 May, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets pulled back over the last week on worries about “second waves”, the economic outlook and tensions with China.... Read more continue reading

Insurance industry to hear from climate change risk expert

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This month, the insurance industry will hear from climate change risk expert Dr Ryan Springall in an upcoming ANZIIF live webinar ‘Allocating capital for climate extremes’. Springall will discuss climate change in... Read more continue reading

Infrastructure to remain a key pillar of stimulus to boost economic growth post COVID-19 in Emerging Markets

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The recent fall in the stock market is providing one of the best opportunities to invest in Emerging Markets (EM)  listed infrastructure, notes RARE Infrastructure’s Senior Portfolio Manager, Charles Hamieh.... Read more continue reading

ASIC sets expectations for maintaining equity market resilience

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ASIC has outlined its expectations for all market participants to act appropriately to ensure Australia’s equity markets remain resilient. In a letter published last week [14 May, 2020], all equity market participants... Read more continue reading

China’s economy on the mend

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Chinese economic data Retail sales fell at a 7.5 per cent annual rate (consensus: -6 per cent) in April after declining at a 15.8 per cent annual rate in the... Read more continue reading