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AZ NGA acquires Victoria practice

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... executive Paul Barrett said: "I've known Mark for many years and am very pleased to welcome DFP into the AZNGA family. DFP is a fast-growing practice with a bright future that we are very excited to assist with." "We've been looking for an equity partnership ...

KPMG appoints wealth management strategy lead

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... said. In a statement Mendiratta confirmed his adherence to three key principles that he believes organisations must adopt in fast-changing environments: "A relentless obsession for the customer; openness to 'new ways' of doing business across people ...

Taxing times

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
It's beginning to look a lot like the Grinch will steal Christmas 2017 and investors would be happy just to get the two-front teeth in their hanged stockings. That's the feeling many an investor would get upon the reading the nasty news, exemplified ...

China's inflation lift indicates strong demand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
Assessed in tandem with the previous day's report of a narrowing in China's international trade surplus in October, the latest update on the country's inflation indicates the central government's progress towards rebalancing the economy. China's CPI ...

For Stanford Brown, life begins at 30

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
Sydney-based financial planning group Stanford Brown doesn't do things by halves. On the eve of its 30th anniversary, it announced a string of initiatives that sets it apart from traditional advice businesses. Last month Stanford Brown marked its 30 ...

O'Dwyer urges AFCA consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... arrangements for the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). AFCA, expected to operate as of 1 July 2018, is a free, fast and binding dispute resolution service for consumers and small businesses. "AFCA is a landmark reform that will overhaul ...

NAB to simplify operations via job cuts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... will be in more 'traditional' areas of the bank. At the same time, Thorburn announced the opening of 10 new branches in the "fast-growth urban corridors" of western Sydney and Melbourne. The bank also reported a net profit of $5.28 billion for FY17. ...

Financial services firms eye machine learning

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... advanced hedge funds or quant hedge funds are currently gaining value out of machine learning, while others are "running really fast to catch up," he said. Mann predicts greater application of machine learning will be evident in end-to-end strategy development ...

Fed does the expected, will do as expected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
It was the event that wasn't. This event, of course, is the US Federal Reserve's 31 October - 1 November FOMC meeting. The Fed's forward guidance is the same as it was in the 20 September FOMC statement when it announced that it would initiate its balance ...

Surefire Melbourne Cup bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
Want a sure bet for next week's Melbourne Cup? Bet on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) not moving on interest rates when its board meets on Melbourne Cup Day, Tuesday 7 November. Yes Virginia, I know, it's like saying that sugar is sweet and made ...