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Wealth firm lists on ASX with $7.3m IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
A wealth management and chartered accountancy firm is about to list on the ASX following an initial public offering of 7.3 million shares at $1 per share. Kelly+Partners (ASX: KPG) was established in 2006, currently operates 12 offices in Sydney and ...

VanEck launches floating rate ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
VanEck is launching a new floating rate exchange-traded fund on the ASX. The VanEck Vectors Australian Floating Rate ETF, trading under the code FLOT, is based on a portfolio of Australian floating rate notes (FRNs), or short-term bonds with variable ...

Oil's not so slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
It has only been less than a month - 25 May -- since the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced the extension of crude oil production cuts by nine months to the last day of March 2018 but oil prices are sliding again. The deal ...

Actor linked to Malaysian pension fund scandal

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
The US Department of Justice is seeking to recover about $2 billion in assets misappropriated from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund in a scandal with ties to the Malaysian prime minister's stepson and US actor Leonardo DiCaprio, among other notable ...

Software provider upgrades ahead of super deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
Accounting document software provider MyWorkpapers has released a raft of features ahead of the introduction of new superannuation regulation on 1 July. The cloud-based platform enhanced its SMSF 5.0 feature to meet the incoming legislative requirements ...

PAC secures $33m in insto capital

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
Pacific Current Group (PAC) successfully completed an institutional placement of $33 million partly to repay debts stemming from the acquisition of a US boutique. The placement, which was fully underwritten by Ord Minnett, comprised approximately $12 ...

Millennials choosing stock market over housing market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
As the prospect of owning their own home becomes less of a reality, millennials are turning to the stock market to invest and build their wealth. New insights from CommSec reveal more than half of all new customers are under the age of 35, with the ...

Central Banks fail to disappoint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
Central bank decisions, forward guidance or even a word change in policy statements move markets. Not that anyone has to be reminded about this truism of course. The world's four major central banks - the Fed, the ECB, the BOJ and the BOE - and the ...

Industry stars recognised at 2017 MAX Awards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
A record number turned out for the 22nd annual Financial Standard Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence Awards last night, recognising Australia's leading individuals and organisations in the financial services industry. The MAX Awards recognised ...

Equity Trustees appointed RE to multinational group

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
Equity Trustees will be the new responsible entity for a multinational financial services group operating in Australia which recently launched two equity funds. Sanlam Private Wealth Australia, formerly known as Calibre Investment, launched the SPW ...