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NAB pursues innovation via global banking alliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
NAB has partnered with two global financial institutions to form an international banking innovation alliance. Teaming up with Israel's Bank Leumi and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), the alliance will facilitate the sharing of information ...

Food-related sector appetising for investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Terra Capital has launched a new small cap fund aimed at meeting investor demand for increased exposure to the food-related sector. The boutique investment manager has opened Terra New Horizons Fund for investments, with Australian-based seed developer ...

Christmas in September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Ho, ho, ho. Merry Christmas everybody, merry Christmas! The Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) played jolly old saint Nicolas, decking the financial market halls with boughs of holly (fa la la...) on the 21st of September. Santa Kuroda ...

Centrepoint establishes adviser transition program

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
Centrepoint Alliance has launched a transition program to assist experienced financial advisers launch their own advice businesses. Centrepoint, one of Australia's leading networks of non-aligned advisers, is looking to partner with experienced salaried ...

Report outlines impact of MDA operation reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
MDA operator Managed Accounts Holdings (MGP) has released a white paper detailing the potential consequences of pending regulatory reform to the operation of managed accounts. The report, entitled 'The limited discretion clock is ticking', highlights ...

NZ Super Fund posts decent full-year return

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
The NZ Super Fund returned 1.89% (after costs, before NZ tax) in the year to 30 June 2016. Performance was hampered by negative returns in global equities but the investment committee was still able to add value versus the passive reference portfolio ...

Another former AMP planner cops ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
ASIC has permanently banned a former longtime AMP financial planner from providing financial services following an investigation. The regulator banned Damian O'Rourke after it found he failed to provide appropriate advice, failed to provide clients ...

Senior staff changes at RBA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
The Reserve Bank of Australia is restructuring, seeing a number of internal moves and one retirement. Current assistant governor, economic, Christopher Kent has been appointed assistant governor, financial markets; a role made vacant following Guy Debelle's ...

State Street partners with blockchain startup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
State Street has teamed up with a blockchain provider in order to offer more transparent, timely and auditable means of reporting. The investment manager has engaged Silicon Valley-based PeerNova to develop a program via its Cuneiform platform aimed ...

Adviser Ratings makes two senior hires

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
Adviser Ratings has expanded its business with two senior hires. Jaime Brands joins as chief operating officer, bringing with her 10 years of industry experience, six of which were at Google Australia and New Zealand as head of external telesales operations ...