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ASIC bans former AMP adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
A former authorised representative of AMP Financial Planning has received an eight year ban after engaging in misleading conduct. James McCarthy of South Australia has been banned from providing financial services until 14 November 2024. He is the sole ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
... August and expectations for a 1.2% lift. The year-on-year rate also accelerated to 2.4% last month - also the fastest since April - from a 0.2% contraction in August. UK GDP Results for the first full quarter since the Brexit vote last June indicate ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
US consumer confidence The Conference Board's consumer confidence index dropped to 98.6 in October following a downwardly revised 103.5 reading (from 104.1) in the previous month. This is much lower than market expectations for a slight decrease to ...

PM Capital LIC director resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
A director of the PM Capital Asian Opportunities Fund has stood down. Andrew Reeve-Parker tendered his resignation from the ASX-listed fund, effective from the listed company's annual general meeting today. Reeve-Parker has been with PM Capital Asian ...

ASIC permanently bans dishonest adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
ASIC has permanently banned a Tasmanian financial adviser from providing financial services. Director and former financial adviser at Directions Wealth Management, Andrew Williams, has been permanently banned by ASIC for dishonestly providing financial ...

Slow, slower, slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has just published its October World Economic Outlook (WEO) report and true to form, it's once more taking down earlier more optimistic forecasts. In October 2015, the IMF saw world economic output growing brightly ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
Australia trade balance Australia's trade deficit narrowed by 5.0% to A$2.01 billion in August from A$2.12 billion in July (revised from A$2.41 billion), Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data show. This is better than market expectations for a ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
Australia retail sales It hasn't been since January this year that we saw retail spending increase at this monthly rate. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that retail sales grew by 0.4% in the month of August - higher than the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
US GDP The final estimate of US real GDP showed the economy expanding at an annualised rate of 1.4% in the second quarter. This represents an upgrade from the second estimate's 1.1% growth and better than expectations for a 1.3% gain. While personal ...

Industry heavyweights back listed venture fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
Some of the industry's best-known entrepreneurs have thrown their weight behind a new listed investment fund which aims to provide funding for early and growth stage fintech start-ups. H2Ocean, the latest brainchild of H2 Ventures founders Ben and Toby ...