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NAB makes key advice appointments from AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
Two senior hires will join NAB Financial Planning in April. NAB's advice business is welcoming Andrew Gregory as general manager, Victoria/Tasmania and Gary Wood as head of client experience and advice development. Both join NAB from AMP. Gregory was ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... and the Australian Capital Territory (0.7%). Sales fell in Western Australia (0.5%), the Northern Territory (0.5%) and Tasmania (0.1%). While a good result, it remains to be seen whether retail spending can continue in the coming months, especially over ...

Brown to leave after AFA board re-election

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
JBS Financial chief executive and former AFA Adviser of the Year Jenny Brown will no longer serve on the AFA board of directors after another high-profile industry figure was elected as vice-president. Former AFA president Michael Nowak will take over ...

Retiree expenditure remains modest: study

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
A new study of retiree expenditure answers some myths and fears about what retirees need to live on and will help shape future superannuation policy. Research commissioned by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and conducted by ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
Australia demographics The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest "Population by Age and Sex, Regions of Australia, 2015" report showed the changes in the country's population dynamics over the past five years. Among the report's key findings ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
Australian consumer confidence The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index rebounded by 2.0% in August after declining by 3.0% in July. More importantly, at a reading of 101.4, optimists outnumbered pessimists this month. Not surprisingly ...

Invesco bolsters sales team

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
Invesco Australia has strengthened its distribution team with the appointment of a director of institutional sales. Jessica Grant commenced the role on 1 August. Based in Melbourne, she is responsible for promoting Invesco's key strategies in Victoria ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... today. This is the second successive monthly fall. Dwelling approvals decreased in June in Western Australia (5.2%), Tasmania (3.7%), Queensland (3.2%), Australian Capital Territory (2.8%) and Victoria (0.1%), but increased in the Northern Territory ...

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) ...

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 ...