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Finalists for SelectingSuper Awards announced

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
Finalists for the 2016 Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards have been announced, recognising the top superannuation providers and industry leaders in Australia. UniSuper and BUSSQ led nominations, each represented across six categories. Both ANZ and Intrust ...

NSW Medical Devices Fund grants $8.6m

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
Two Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association member companies have received part of the $8.6 million in funding from the NSW Government's Medical Devices Fund to bring new treatments and technologies to the market. University backed ...

Perpetual appoints distribution GM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
Perpetual Investments has appointed a new general manager of distribution. Matt Thompson was previously Perpetual Investments' head of wholesale business, having joined Perpetual in 2012. Prior to that, he was head of national accounts and research ...

BTIS appoints head of equities from Russell

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
BT Investment Solutions has appointed a new head of equities. James McSkimming joins the group from Russell Investments, where he was head of research. At Russell, he was instrumental in the creation of the firm's Australian Responsible Investment ETF ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
US export and import prices The Fed's view that the negative impact of import prices on consumer price inflation would be easing appears to be in the money with the latest import price index showing continued improvement. Though less than the expected ...

Lonsec exec joins Recreo Financial

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
Recreo Financial has appointed a new director of clients and markets. Alfons Fiorindo joins Recreo from Lonsec, where he was head of sales for Lonsec Research and SuperRatings. He was also a director of Lonsec's Adviser Network and Lonsec Stockbroking ...

Doubts over Link bid for Pillar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission believes the sale of Pillar Administration to Link Group would reduce competition in superannuation. The commission said the sale would entrench Link's dominant position in super administration, resulting ...

Aussie government bond flaunts confidence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
Oversubscription to the Australian government's 30-year bond demonstrates both foreign and domestic confidence in the country. Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison said the bond raised $7.6 billion from investors and the historic issue attracted bids totalling ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
Australia consumer sentiment The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment improved to 102.4 in October, up by 1.1% from September's 101.4 reading. October's figure is the third straight month of improving sentiment after the index hit ...

Private capital industry growing at record speed

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
Of the 168 private capital funds active in 2016, 23 were newly-established between January and August - the highest rate on record, according to a new Preqin report. The Preqin Insight: Alternative Assets in Australia report examines Australia's $180 ...