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QIC acquires stake in US mall

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
QIC has acquired a 49% stake in Ballston Common Mall in Arlington, Virginia, expanding its joint venture relationship with Forest City Enterprises Inc. The acquisition brings the total number of US real estate assets acquired by QIC on behalf of its ...

Telstra Super appoints CIO from Willis Towers Watson

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
Telstra Super has appointed a new chief investment officer following a four-month executive search. Graeme Miller joins Telstra Super from Willis Towers Watson, where he was director of investment services since 2007. In that role he led the Australian ...

Northern Trust appoints APAC head

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
Northern Trust Asset Management has named a new head for its Asia-Pacific business, the fastest growing region at the global firm. The internal appointment sees John McCareins taking responsibility for Northern Trust's asset management activity across ...

FTSE Russell creates new China index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016

Mentor Education appoints new chair

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
Mentor Education, Australia's largest privately owned financial services training company has appointed Jim Taggart to the role of the organisation's inaugural chair. Taggart has had a distinguished career as a financial adviser and business and community ...

New boss for Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
Former Shell Australia executive James Pearson is the new chief executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI). Pearson replaces Kate Carnell, who was recently appointed by the Federal Government as the first Small Business and ...

Infocus purchases another advice business

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
Privately-owned Infocus Wealth Management has acquired its fourth financial advice business in the space of two years, underlining the group's succession plan and wider strategy. Infocus now owns two advice businesses in Melbourne, two in south-east ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
Australian retail sales Retail spending showed no change in the month of February. This is lower than market expectations for a 0.4% lift, marking the third month in a row of disappointing retail sales - up 0.3% in January versus expectations for a ...

Accountants should beware AFSL traps

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
Accountants should be careful in choosing the right licensee if they want to continue providing SMSF advice from July 1, according to Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan. Tynan noted that existing business models and succession ...

The lucky country may not be so for future generations

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
New research from MLC reveals a third of Australian parents think lack of financial planning will prevent their children from enjoying the same lifestyle as them, with nearly 60% of the 2,000 surveyed saying the next generation will never own their ...