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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 ...

Industry must collaborate to defeat cyber threats

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
The financial services industry must collaborate with academics and governments if it wishes to have an impact on cyber threats, according to group chief information security officer at Westpac Banking Group, Richard Johnson. Addressing a panel on the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
Australian GDP The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the country's National Accounts report showing that while the economy's quarterly real GDP growth halved to 0.5% in the three months to June from 1.0% in the March quarter, the annual ...

Enrolments point to adviser growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
New figures from education provider Kaplan Professional suggest a greater number of people are embracing financial advice as a career. Data from the end of August showed there was close to a 30% increase in financial services enrolments compared to ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
Australia private sector credit Total private sector credit increased by 0.4% in July - in line with market expectations - following a 0.2% gain in the previous month. Credit to housing and to business went up by 0.5% and 0.3%, respectively while personal ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
Australia managed funds The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released data showing that funds under management in the managed fund industry rose by 3.0% to A$2,721.6 billion in the June quarter from A$2,646.7 billion in the previous three-month ...

LICG will fight on after failing to trigger AFA constitution talks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
The Life Insurance Customer Group (LICG) has failed to trigger an extraordinary general meeting of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) to explore a change to the body's constitution after nearly half of the submissions it sent requesting one ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
Australia construction work done A sharp 9.0% drop in engineering in the June quarter accounted for all of the 3.7% fall in the value of total construction work done in the three months to June - worse than market expectations for a 1.9% fall. The value ...

Industry funds extend winning streak

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
Industry super funds outperformed retail super funds by 2.7% in the 12 months to 30 June, the latest statistics from APRA reveal. The average industry fund returned 4% over the period versus 1.3% from the average retail fund. The numbers contribute ...

Local hedge funds fighting for insto attention

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
Local hedge funds are still battling super funds' preference to look offshore for alternatives exposure, according to Hedge Funds Rock and The Australian Hedge Fund Awards co-founder Kim Ivey. Ahead of the awards night in September, Ivey said this is ...