Mint Asset Management chief, Rebecca Thomas, explains an active strategy that can take the edge off losses in volatile times... … [Read more...] about Turning down the vol: how to manage risk in a climate of fear
Good governance 1: setting the investment strategy
In the first of a series of five articles addressing trust governance issues, Mark Weaver, partner with actuarial consulting firm Melville Jessup Weaver, lays out the fundamentals for developing and investment strategy. Rather than relying on … [Read more...] about Good governance 1: setting the investment strategy
Harbour Views: Australasian reporting season sees pass on profits, upside surprise for dividends
Harbour Asset Management crew Andrew Bascand, Shane Solly and Craig Stent mull over the latest round of Australasian corporate profit reports and where NZ and Australia equity markets may go next. At an aggregate level the latest earnings round … [Read more...] about Harbour Views: Australasian reporting season sees pass on profits, upside surprise for dividends
BNP taps JP Morgan for new country head
By Greg Bright* BNP Paribas Securities Services has tapped David Braga from JP Morgan as its new Australia country head, joining Ian Perkins, head of client development, to run the firm in what looks like the busiest year for custodians in … [Read more...] about BNP taps JP Morgan for new country head
Harbour Views: A lost decade in Europe?
Early in February German 10-year government bond yields dipped below Japan's for the first time, reflecting a bleak market view of European prospects in the decade ahead. But, as the low long-term rates imply, will Europe also follow Japan's 'lost … [Read more...] about Harbour Views: A lost decade in Europe?