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RBA dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... housing market - have been coming in on the weak side of expectations. Only yesterday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures showing that retail sales fell by 0.1% in February, far below expectations for a 0.3% gain and making the ...

AMP Capital launches global equity fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
Investment manager AMP Capital is kicking off its new global equities range with the launch of a long-term global equity fund. The AMP Capital Global Equity Fund will focus on absolute risk and return, not benchmarks, and invest in a concentrated portfolio ...

Paragon hires distribution head from Challenger

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
Melbourne-based hedge fund manager Paragon Funds Management has appointed a new head of distribution. David Livera joins Paragon from Challenger, where he was a senior business development manager. Prior to that, he was a national key account manager ...

BTFG chief investment officer exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
BT Financial Group confirmed its chief investment officer left the company "effective immediately." Martyn Wild has been disciplined for breaching codes of conduct arising from a number of recent allegations, parent company Westpac Group said in a statement. ...

Record crowd rocks FICAP

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) raised more than $200,000 at its 11th annual 'Who Wants to be a RockStar?' fundraiser last night. Heavy rains couldn't dampen the spirits of FICAP's record crowd of more than 900 who rocked out in ...

Auscap added to Macquarie Wrap

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
Auscap Asset Management's flagship fund is now available on the Macquarie Wrap platform across both investment manager and super manager menus. The Auscap Long Short Australian Equity Fund targets absolute risk-adjusted returns, and invests in companies ...

CommInsure cleared of medical misconduct

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
ASIC's investigation into CommInsure found no evidence of claims managers applying pressure on medical staff to change assessments, although the regulator said claims handling fell short of community expectations. CommInsure employees have been accused ...

Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) update on residential property prices brought home the Reserve Bank of Australia's current concerns and noted in its March monetary policy statement: "Conditions in the housing market vary considerably around ...

Standard Life marks Australian real estate as top performer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
Global asset manager Standard Life Investments says Australia is forecast to be the top-performing commercial real estate market in Asia Pacific. Sydney and Melbourne office spaces are tipped to be the winners "given a resilient Australian economy ...

More fires than hires

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
Markets received their regular does of adrenalin again yesterday when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its latest stats on the country's labour market. The seasonally adjusted numbers showed total employment dropped by 6,400 in February ...