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OECD tells RBA to take a hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
"The economy will continue growing at a robust pace. Business investment outside the housing and mining sectors will pick up, with exports boosted as new resource-sector capacity comes on stream. The strengthening labour market and household incomes ...

Aurora CFO terminated as $1m vanishes from listed trust

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
Aurora Funds Management has terminated the employment of its chief financial officer after $1 million was withdrawn from the bank account of a listed Aurora vehicle over the weekend. Terminated chief financial officer Betty Poon's involvement in the ...

Centrepoint launches new advice partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
Centrepoint Alliance has established a community of high performance advice firms comprising practices with aligned views on innovation and success. Centrepoint will be forming strategic partnerships with those firms in the Partner's Circle, which were ...

CountPlus appoints CFO after executive search

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
After former chief financial officer John Collier resigned from CountPlus in August, the accounting and wealth firm has confirmed his replacement. Laurent Toussaint will join CountPlus in January; acting chief financial officer will operate in the role ...

ASIC recoups $40m from NAB and ANZ

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
NAB and ANZ will pay ASIC $20 million each to cover investigation costs over the banks' participation in the setting of the bank bill swap rate (BBSW). On November 10, the Federal Court ruled that both banks had attempted to engage in "unconscionable ...

'tis the season to not be jolly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
Thank goodness Australia doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving Day - there won't be anything to give thanks for when it comes around next week. While we're at it, Santa Claus may not be coming to town either. I'm not in a "Grinchy" mood today, it's just the ...

Australian business conditions gone gangbusters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
Say what? "Business conditions hit an all new high in October, although leading indicators suggest the possibility of some pull-back in coming months. The business conditions index jumped by an impressive 7 points in October, to +21 index points, which ...

SSGA sales head lands top job, successor named

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
The head of managed fund sales at State Street Global Advisors in Australia is relocating to the US headquarters in Boston for a senior role. Starting in the new year, Amy Johnston will lead a sales team across the Americas servicing corporates, endowments ...

Nikko AM enters SMA partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
Nikko Asset Management is partnering with a $26 billion Australian wealth firm to deliver an innovative, multi-manager separately managed account solution. Through its recently acquired affiliate Ark Invest, Nikko AM is introducing the Nikko AM-ARK ...

WAM enters the fray for Molopo takeover

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
Wilson Asset Management, via WAM Capital, has submitted an off-market takeover proposal for Molopo Energy, following similar contested proposals from Keybridge Capital and Aurora Funds Management. WAM Capital is seeking all ordinary shares in Molopo ...