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NAB Private executive departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... "I've been closely watching the transformation of flexigroup into one of the largest instalment payment companies trans-Tasman and am thrilled to now be a part of that journey," Murray said of his appointment. "I have long harboured a desire to help ...

Housing affordability improves

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
Housing affordability marginally improved during the March quarter, with the proportion of income required to meet loan repayments decreasing by 0.1%. The report comes out of industry body REIA, which found that affordability improved in NSW, Queensland ...

Count Financial makes growth-focused hire

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
Count Financial has hired an experienced practice development manager, whose resume features the likes of Affinia, Commonwealth Bank and AMP, to ramp up its growth strategy. Chris Burton has been appointed as Count's practice development manager, and ...

Industry flocks to JobKeeper handouts

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Nearly 13,500 businesses in financial services and insurance enrolled for JobKeeper payments, according to an industry-level breakdown from the Australian Taxation Office. JobKeeper enrolments crossed 835,000 businesses employing over 5.5 million workers ...

Pendal awards registry mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... said. In another recent registry change, Regal Funds Management notified investors in four funds (Atlantic Absolute Return, Tasman Market Neutral, Small Companies and Long Short Equity) that it was changing its registry provider from HSBC Fund Services ...

Practice valuations avoid COVID-19 hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Financial advisers looking to sell their business in the midst of COVID-19 would be wise not to accept discounted offers, with experts saying the pandemic has barely touched the market. Speaking with Financial Standard, Radar Results founder John Birt ...

Australia facing largest ever GDP fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg outlined a bleak future for the Australian economy in a speech to parliament, forecasting GDP to fall over 10% in the June quarter. The figure would be the largest contraction in GDP in Australia's history. "At $50 billion ...

Centuria crosses Tasman, acquires stake in NZ manager

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
ASX-listed real estate investment manager Centuria Capital has acquired a 19% stake in a New Zealand-based peer, set to fork out up to NZD$23.6 million for the deal. The $7.2 billion firm has agreed to acquire the stake in listed real estate manager ...

Global asset manager appoints local insto lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... responsibility for building and broadening ASI's relationships with institutional investors in Australia and across the Tasman, with superannuation funds and insurers atop his list. Sharma reports to ASI head of distribution Asia Pacific Andrew Hendry ...

VIC, TAS lead Australia: CommSec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
Victoria remains Australia's strongest performing economy, but it now shares top spot with Tasmania, according to the latest CommSec State of the States report. The latest CommSec economic rankings revealed how the state and territory economies were ...