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Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
AOFM to buy back short-dated bonds The commonwealth government is restructuring part its bond portfolio debt by offering to buy-back short-dated Treasury Bonds and swap them into other durations. The Australian Office of Financial Management said this ...

ASIC needs to focus on prevention, not cure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
ASIC needs to work directly with the advice industry and develop more proactive regulation, according to Affinia chair Steve Helmich. Speaking on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Helmich said that ASIC's role is to ensure favourable ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
Australia and NZ streamline trade deal Australia and New Zealand have signed a deal to streamline customs processing between the two nations. The Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection and New Zealand Customs Service (NZ Customs) ...

Tasplan and RBF merger confirmed

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
The Tasplan and RBF Tasmanian Accumulation Scheme successor fund transfer will go ahead following support from the Tasmanian government. Tasplan currently manages $3.4 billion on behalf of 106,000 active members, with the merger and transfer of RBF ...

Industry innovation is not coming from within: Sharp

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
InPayTech executive chairman and financial services stalwart Don Sharp is calling out regulatory challenges faced by Australian fintechs and is encouraging the federal government to take a long-term view on disruptive industry legislation. The comments ...

ClearView appoints three new BDMs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... (BDMs), as the group positions itself for further growth. James Blanton has been appointed BDM NSW/ACT, Nick Dowling BDM VIC/TAS and Richard Monroe BDM QLD. Blanton joins ClearView from Asteron NSW where he was a senior BDM for the last six years specialising ...

Infocus launches free robo-advice solution

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
Infocus Wealth Management (Infocus) has entered the robo-advice market, launching direct-to-consumer financial advice tool, earnie.com.au. The launch of earnie.com.au allows Infocus to access the growing direct to consumer advice market, and is intended ...

CSC announces three new directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation board is working with three new non-executive directors this week following the term expiry of directors John McCullagh, Michael Vertigan and Peter Feltham. CSC chair Patricia Cross said beginning 1 July 2016 ...

Merger gives Bentleys state-wide presence

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
Mid-tier accounting and advisory network, Bentleys, has bolstered its Tasmanian presence following a merger with a Hobart-based accounting and financial planning firm. Effective from 1 July 2016, the merger with Tenuto Financial will position Bentleys ...

Milford AM appoints Aussie equities head from CFSGAM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
New Zealand-based Milford Asset Management has appointed a new head of Australian equities to its Sydney office. Wayne Gentle will commence his role on July 11, and joins Milford AM from Colonial First State Global Asset Management, where he was deputy ...