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CBA and Queensland Treasury build blockchain bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
Commonwealth Bank issued the world's first government bond built using blockchain. The bank created a cryptobond for Queensland Treasury Corporation via its capital markets blockchain platform, the first of its kind both in Australia and globally. QTC ...

Expensive property market creating super opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
Millennials priced out of the Australian housing market should consider directing savings towards superannuation in order to generate similar returns to that of home ownership. Earlier this week research house Demographia labeled Sydney as the second ...

Hunter Hall slams exit proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
The board of Hunter Hall Global Value rejected calls made by Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson to allow shareholders the opportunity to exit HHV at fair value. Wilson's proposal was made in light of the "corporate governance crisis" caused ...

BT Investment Management expands team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
BT Investment Management is increasing its income and fixed interest capabilities with two appointments. Tim Hext is joining as a portfolio manager with a focus on the Australian and New Zealand markets. Amy Xie Patrick was also appointed as a portfolio ...

A minor slip but still going stronger

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
The strong US dollar (weak euro) is doing it for the single currency area. Although down slightly to a preliminary estimate of 54.3 in January (from 54.4 in December), the Markit flash Eurozone composite output index is the second highest reading since ...

From strength to strength

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
It may be difficult to swallow latest survey data but President Trump's reflationary agenda has brought out the animal - animal spirits that is - among US manufacturers. This is the indication from the just-released Markit Flash US Manufacturing PMI. ...

Hunter Hall receives surprise new takeover bid

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
After a takeover bid from Washington H. Soul Pattinson seemed all but destined for success, a new player has entered the race for Hunter Hall. Following Hunter Hall founder and chief executive Peter Hall's shock resignation in December, and his sale ...

JANA executive director retires

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
A long-serving executive director at JANA retired in December and took a directorship at a $7 billion industry super fund. David Holston, who worked at JANA for 17 years, was also an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia director from 1996 ...

FIIG appoints acting managing director

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
Fixed income broker FIIG Securities appointed founding director Jim Stening to acting managing director, pending the appointment of a new chief executive. Stening's appointment follows a decision by current managing director and chief executive Mark ...

AAT upholds adviser appeal against ASIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal upheld an appeal by Tony Davidof, a former Macquarie Equities accredited derivatives adviser, against the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. In 2015, ASIC banned Davidof from providing financial services ...