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Charter Hall, ISPT boost property portfolios

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
Charter Hall will build a $200 million office tower in Melbourne's CBD following receipt of development approval from the Victorian Government. The Charter Hall Office Trust received approval for a new 22-storey office tower at 140 Lonsdale Street which ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
The Bank of Japan's (BOJ) announcement that it's trimming ¥10 billion off its purchases of 10 to 25-year and 25 to 40-year JGBs sent the Japanese yen 0.5% higher against the US dollar to ¥112.43 after it sparked renewed taper speculations. While Bloomberg ...

AZ NGA practice acquires regional advice firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
A national financial advice firm added its third office, acquiring an advice business on the New South Wales Central Coast. Eureka Whittaker Macnaught purchased Ken Mann's Regional Financial Solutions practice, complementing its existing presence in ...

IMF ramps up funding for CBA class action

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
Shareholders in the class action against the Commonwealth Bank will receive funding from two IMF Bentham investment vehicles with aggregated capital of $150 million, moving a potentially record-breaking class action against the bank one step closer. ...

ANZ attempts sale to Chinese conglomerate, blocked by NZ regulator

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
... business to a Chinese firm has been blocked by New Zealand's Overseas Investment Office. HNA Group has been in talks to purchase UDC Finance, an asset financing firm acquired by ANZ Bank New Zealand in 1980. ANZ said the transaction proceeds would have ...

Cromwell appoints chief capital officer

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... the Investa Office Fund (IOF) to Investa Property Group for 59.3 million shares at $4.65 per security. The $276 million purchase increases Investa's holding in IOF to 19.95%. Cromwell bought into IOF in April 2016 for $4.24 per unit. Weightman explained ...

Down, down business conditions are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
To say that you, I and Irene were surprised at last month's NAB business survey - that showed Australian business conditions rocketed to an all-time high in October but confidence hardly budged - is more than just an understatement for even the survey ...

ANZ sells life insurance business for $2.85 billion

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
ANZ has sold its life insurance business for $2.85 billion in a move that will make the purchaser Australia's largest retail life insurer. Completing what the bank described as a "simplification" of its wealth division, ANZ sold the business to Zurich. ...

Not all heroes wear capes

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... introduced by AMP for its Flexible Super superannuation product, guides customers through their financial services product purchase and answer general inquires. Similarly, 'Roger' by REST (and Creative Virtual) instantly responds to members' super related ...

Misperception of independence jeopardising trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... Despite this, satisfaction levels across the industry when it comes to superannuation performance are increasing. Those who purchase superannuation through an independent financial planner/adviser were the most satisfied at 71.3% (up 5.6%), followed ...