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Cameron Hume hires fixed income expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
International fixed income manager Cameron Hume hired an industry specialist to help grow its investment management capabilities. Russ Oxley, founder of Avrox Investment Solutions will work with the firm on a consultancy basis to develop strategic investment ...

ASIC calls on NAB to improve disclosure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
An investigation by ASIC has forced NAB Group advice licensees to make corrective disclosures to customers. The corporate regulator found that NAB's dealer groups failed to disclose relationships between advisers, licensees, and other members of the ...

Easton to acquire $1.7bn advice group

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... Easton said the proposed acquisition would be complementary to its existing wealth management operations, which includes Merit Wealth, and would provide a "significant lift-up in earnings." At this stage, Easton has reached a formal conditional agreement ...

Tax breaks delivered to first home buyers

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... Whiteley said. "Funds will need to maintain more liquid asset allocations to deal with unpredictable withdrawals. There is merit in assisting first home buyers, but this is not the way." The ATO will be given the primary responsibility for administrating ...

Treasurer opens the way for increased infrastructure spending

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
Federal treasurer Scott Morrison is laying the groundwork for a boost in national infrastructure investment after unveiling changes to the way government debt is reported. In his final pre-budget speech, delivered to the Australian Business Economists ...

Fight for workplace equality and diversity far from over

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... Brown's Hoyle challenged this, saying quotas represent another form of discrimination and employment should be based on merit. "The end goal is so important to get more female advisers and more females running companies, but I think there's a way to ...

Senate committee files views on super objective

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
Merits behind the Superannuation (Objective) Bill may soon be debated in the Senate, following a Senate Economics Legislation Committee report filed on Tuesday. Committee chair, Senator Jane Hume, told Financial Standard that after considering all positions ...

Equity Trustees flags acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... company is in discussions to acquire Sandhurst's estates business, and is currently considering the "strategic and financial merit of combining the two businesses." At this stage no agreement is confirmed. EQT has been on a major growth drive throughout ...

Coin flipping better than macro forecasts

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
Using macroeconomic forecasts to predict global politics isn't too far from flipping a coin, according to Prime Value Asset Management portfolio manager ST Wong. Pointing to the Brexit surprise and Donald Trump's election, Wong said: "You may have more ...

New GM for Meritum

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
NAB-aligned Meritum Financial Group has appointment a new general manager. Stephen Poole, who is currently manager of business growth for NAB and MLC's advice partnerships in Queensland, will take on the role. Prior to joining NAB he was chief executive ...