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Ho ho hum MYEFO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) released yesterday. The difference is A$5.8 billion. This is the improvement in the country's budget deficit forecast for 2017-18 - from the expected deficit of A$29.4 billion (1.6% of GDP) in May to A$23.6 billion ...

US investment giant buys La Trobe Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
Melbourne-based La Trobe Financial, one of the largest non-bank lenders in the country, struck a landmark deal with New York-based private equity giant Blackstone. In a deal announced this morning, Blackstone has taken an 80% stake in the privately-owned ...

Platinum sells $24m Asia stake

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... measured in pre-tax net tangible assets growth, was nonetheless slightly lower than the return delivered by the MSCI All Country Asia ex-Japan Net Index, which was 23.02% over the same period. The company has reported a net profit after tax of $39.2 ...

Chinese financial services giant eyes Australian expansion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
... will give shoppers at Westfield Sydney access to exclusive discounts throughout December and early January. Australia country manager George Lawson said Alipay is excited about the partnership and will look to extend its network of retailers who accept ...

AMP names new chief risk officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... with Gen Re. AMP Capital recently launched index products for the retail New Zealand market. The new funds are the All Country Global Shares Index Fund, the NZ Shares Index Fund and the Hedged Global Fixed Interest Index Fund. They track the MSCI ACWI ...

Westpac GM departs to Citi

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... the financial services industry behind her, Jayne Opperman will set the vision and overall IT direction for Citi's 17 country markets in APAC and EMEA. She will also refine the technology strategy in the region and drive delivery against Citi's book ...

Thinning trade surplus shaves A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... this much. The Australian Bureau of Statistics'(ABS) 'International Trade in Goods and Services report showed that the country's trade surplus dropped to just A$105 million in October from A$1.6 billion in the previous month. This is much lower than ...

ANZ Wealth business governance head departs for Vanguard

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
... also been a global research strategy consultant at Lonsec, a strategy director at Skandia Investment Group and Hong Kong country manager at Rainmaker Information. An ANZ spokesperson told Financial Standard that Burkitt "has decided to leave ANZ Wealth ...

Australia braces for Amazon impact

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... significant hurdles - but Amazon itself will face its own challenges, according to financial services experts. Amazon Australia country manager Rocco Braeuniger said: "Focusing on customers and the long-term are key principles in Amazon's approach to ...

ANZ Wealth research boss departs for Mercer

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... also been a global research strategy consultant at Lonsec, a strategy director at Skandia Investment Group and Hong Kong country manager at Rainmaker Information. An ANZ spokesperson told Financial Standard that Burkitt "has decided to leave ANZ Wealth ...