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Australian property love affair cannot please everyone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
The just-released RBA Financial Aggregates report for May show that Australia's credit state of affairs continues. Total private sector credit growth inched up from 4.9% in the year to April to 5% last month. While this put a stop to the four straight ...

UBS chief economist resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
After more than a decade in the role, UBS Australia chief economist Scott Haslem will leave the firm and his successor has been named. UBS confirmed that an internal memo was circulated notifying staff that Haslem has decided to pursue opportunities ...

Powerwrap raises $19.4 million for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
A $19.4 million capital raise by shareholders and other interested parties will see Powerwrap commence the next stage of its growth strategy, with the potential for an IPO later this year. Despite talk of a sale earlier in the year, the $6 billion platform ...

Australian end of financial year sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
It appears Australian equities will end the final day of FY2016-17 with an EOFYS (end of financial year sale) gauging from the heavy selling on Wall Street and Europe overnight. The S&P 500 index closed 0.9% lower last night (the Nasdaq even more, down ...

FoFA should also protect retail banking customers: FSU

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
FoFA reforms protecting consumers against conflicting remuneration structures when purchasing wealth products should be broadened to retail banking consumers as well, according to the Finance Sector Union. Speaking at yesterday's Senate inquiry into ...

SMSF auditor busted self-auditing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
A Victoria-based self-managed superannuation fund auditor was disqualified for auditing his own fund. ASIC investigated Neil Wilson following information supplied by the Australian Taxation Office and determined that he had breached fundamental independence ...

Netwealth celebrates managed accounts surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
A 350% increase in flows to its managed accounts offering has driven a record boost to Netwealth's overall funds under management and administration. The significant surge in its managed account service has contributed to an increase of annual flows ...

NAB Financial Planning appoints super fund executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
A former senior leader at First State Super and IOOF is leading NAB Financial Planning's client services and paraplanning capabilities. Rebecca Harrison will be responsible for the delivery of client services operations across Australia for advisers ...

The Fed's inflation and asset price conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen revealed her thoughts on inflation, inflation expectations and asset valuations when she spoke before the British Academy 'President's Lecture' in London last night. Yellen reiterated the message from the 14 June ...

Westpac GM becomes PNG wealth group CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
Westpac's former general manager for South East Asia Pacific is now the chief executive of an ASX-listed Papa New Guinean bank and wealth management firm. Greg Pawson's appointment as Kina Securities' chief executive was announced as part of Kina's ...