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Steady as she grows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the official cash rate unchanged at 1.5% -- where it had been since August last year -- while at the same time offering a positive outlook on the global and domestic economy. Not only has the RBA ...

Global advice group becomes investment bank

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
One of the world's largest financial planning groups has received its investment banking licence and will commence operations in that capacity "in a matter of weeks." DeVere Group's investment bank will be licensed and regulated by the Financial Services ...

We have made mistakes: CBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
Commonwealth Bank of Australia's chief executive Ian Narev told a parliamentary inquiry this morning the bank made mistakes and still has a lot of work to do. On day two of the major banks review, Narev fronted the House of Representative's Standing ...

Qantas Super names member experience head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
Qantas Super will welcome a former AMP Capital executive as its new head of member experience. Stuart Langeveldt has been appointed to the role, bringing with him more than 20 years' experience in financial services. Langeveldt was most recently director ...

Implemented Portfolios launches bespoke IMA offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
Implemented Portfolios created a white label individually managed account solution for clients of a $350 million Hobart-based financial planning firm. The managed accounts provider has designed a bespoke solution for integrated accounting and self-licensed ...

CBA Group Super CIO retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
The chief investment officer at Commonwealth Bank Group Super is retiring after more than 20 years' service at the corporate superannuation fund. Following 38 years' service with CBA, Gerard Parlevliet will retire from the banking group before the end ...

2017 to usher in stock-picker renaissance

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
Janus Capital head of research Carmel Wellso believes the art of stock-picking is coming back in vogue as investors turn away from yield in pursuit of growth. Speaking to Financial Standard in Sydney, Wellso said that bottom-up active management had ...

Listed advice groups gaining ground

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
As banks and major financial institutions are challenged to address set backs across respective wealth and advice businesses, several listed advice groups have shown they are on to a winning model. Growth for Centrepoint Alliance's wealth division is ...

Going good but there are risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
The just-released "OECD Economic Surveys, Australia" provided a pretty growth picture of the domestic economy, forecasting GDP growth of 2.6% this year and 3.1% in 2018 - one that would lower the current jobless rate from 5.7% (January 2017) to 5.5% ...

Forward thinking must underpin advice: Vanguard

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
Financial advisers should look beyond short term economic and geopolitical events to long term global trends, Vanguard global chief economist and investment strategy group head Joseph Davis says. Speaking at the fund manager's adviser roadshow in Sydney ...