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Longstanding chair to farewell fintech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
The founding chair of an ASX-listed fintech is stepping down after a decade in the role. OneVue chair Gail Pemberton will step down from the role following the company's annual general meeting next week, to be replaced by former Diversa chair Ron Dewhurst. ...

Perennial makes two senior equities appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
Perennial Value Management has appointed a head of mid-caps and a head of smaller companies and micro caps. Grant Oshry, the new head of mid-caps, previously headed up Perennial's small-cap business since 2007. Perennial managing director John Murray ...

Perennial LIC extends investment mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
A Perennial-managed listed investment company specialising in managing downside risk in Australian equities has amended its investment guidelines. Following the board's approval, Wealth Defender Equities (WDE) can now up its allocation to small cap ...

Xero consolidates stock exchange listings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
Global cloud accounting software provider Xero will delist from the New Zealand Stock Exchange and transfer all shares to the Australian Securities Exchange. Announcing the move via its half-year results, Xero said it would consolidate its listing on ...

Beyond 6000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
After three attempts over the past 10 years, the S&P/ASX 200 index finally got there - it broke above the formidable 6000-point resistance level. The Australian equity market's benchmark index closed up by 1% yesterday - a hefty day index return by ...

Suncorp ditches plans for Tower acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
Suncorp subsidiary Vero Insurance has abandoned its efforts to acquire Tower Limited, halting its High Court appeal against the New Zealand Commerce Commission's decision to veto the move. In a statement to the ASX this morning, Vero announced it received ...

Fintech firm launches $7.5m IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
A fintech business offering a commission-free flat-fee ASX brokerage service has opened its initial public offering, aiming to raise up to $7.5 million. SelfWealth (ASX:SWF) will issue 37.5 million shares at 20c per share and anticipates market capitalisation ...

Changed RBA rate expectations?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
Financial markets got what they wished for from the world's three biggest central banks that met last week. The Bank of Japan (BOJ), the Fed and the Bank of England (BOE) all delivered as expected but not without help from the repeated and reiterated ...

Diversification trumping growth: Schroders

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
Latest Schroders broker research suggests diversification is overtaking growth as the primary driver of asset allocation strategy. About 50 brokers were surveyed and suggested that establishing a "well-diversified portfolio that will rise in most, but ...

Centrepoint names interim chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
In the midst of an executive search following John de Zwart's resignation, Centrepoint Alliance has appointed an interim chief executive. From November 24, Soula Cargakis will lead the financial advice network. She is currently Centrepoint's distribution ...