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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
Australia private sector credit Total private sector credit increased by 0.5% in the month of April following a 0.4% pick up in the previous month and higher than market expectations for a 0.4% gain. This takes the year-on-year growth rate in total ...

Award-winning adviser joins APESB

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
The Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board (APESB) has announced the appointment of a new director, and it now sees the board have equal gender representation for the first time. Business owner and principal at Quantum Financial, Claire ...

MLC adds to advice partnerships team

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
MLC has announced the appointment of its head of practice development. Michael Downey has joined the MLC advice partnerships team, brining nearly 30 years of industry experience. Having commenced the role in late May, Downey is responsible for developing ...

PROFILE: FSC chief executive Sally Loane

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
There are tough first days on the job, and then there are those where you show up to the office having been handed the most significant reform package for your industry in 20 years. That was what faced Sally Loane when she took the reins at the Financial ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
Australia company profits The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) "Business Indicators, Australia" report shows that gross operating profits dropped by 4.7% in the March quarter following a 2.8% drop in the fourth quarter of last year and disappointing ...

J.P. Morgan and Future Fund ties at robo-adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
A pair of former J.P. Morgan executives has tapped the interest of former politicians and financial services executives looking to advise up-and-coming fintechs. The co-founders of automated investment adviser Six Park have recruited former Future Fund ...

Suncorp appoints CIO from Medibank

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
Suncorp has appointed a new chief information officer. Sarah Harland joins Suncorp from Medibank Private, where she was executive general manager, technology and operations. Prior to that, she was general manager, technology group functions at ANZ. ...

ClearView's majority shareholder considering sell-off

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
ClearView has announced in a trading update that it has appointed Morgan Stanley to evaluate its options following the news that a private equity firm is considering selling its 53% stake in the company. ClearView's board is aware that Crescent Capital ...

Foreign managers priced out of super

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
Australia's "brutally competitive" superannuation system makes it a high-risk prospect for foreign investment managers, according to Cerulli Associates research. The Cerulli Edge - Asia-Pacific Edition, 2Q 2016 report highlighted the aggressive downward ...

Time to fear the no "fear gauge"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
Yippee-kay-yay! 'twas a good week for most major equity markets last week, all were blinking the happy bright and happy colour green....and this, just as we're about to see the end days of May - yes, the month when we're advised to sell and go away....and ...