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Equities on the nose in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
Investors moving in and out of equities-based managed funds are showing less confidence in the asset class as volatile markets continue alongside sustained political uncertainty. The Equity Preference Index, maintained by Colonial First State Global ...

NAB farewells two directors

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
Two directors who served on NAB's board since 2004 retired on Friday. Daniel Gilbert and Jillian Segal retired following the bank's annual general meeting; NAB chair Ken Henry thanked them for their "outstanding service" over the past 12 years. Gilbert ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
Australia employment There's good news and bad news in the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on the country's labour market. The unemployment rate increased to 5.7% in November, the highest rate since August this year and was more ...

Regal FM appoints CEO from Challenger

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
Regal Funds Management is welcoming a new chief executive. Brendan O'Connor joins Regal from Challenger, where he was chief financial officer, funds management. At Challenger he oversaw the development and distribution of investment products across ...

First university climate bond issued

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is investing $20 million in an Australian and world-first university-issued certified climate bond. Certified by the global Climate Bonds Initiative and issued by Monash University, the $218 million climate bond ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
Australia GDP Economists expected Australia's economic growth to halve to 0.3% in the September quarter from 0.6% in the three-months ended June. That turned out to be highly optimistic. This is because the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) latest ...

NAB exec joins Metlife

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
An executive at NAB Asset Management has taken on a new role with MetLife. Allyson Carlile, previously head of people for NAB AM, has been appointed as head of people and culture for MetLife's Australian business. In addition to her role at NAB, Carlile ...

Winston Capital expands west

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
Western Australia and South Australia are set to rival the eastern states when it comes to growth and innovation in the financial services industry, according to Winston Capital. The funds management distribution firm is opening a new office in Perth ...

Advice experiences can help educate non-advised

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
As more than 80% of financial planning clients report high levels of trust and satisfaction with their financial advisers, the industry has an opportunity to share these experiences and help educate Australians. A new university study led by researchers ...

RARE appoints new state manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
RARE Infrastructure has appointed a former CommSec business development manager as its first regional manager for QLD and WA. Working out of a newly opened Brisbane office, Nathan Ahboo has joined RARE to drive and expand client relationships across ...