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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
Australia building approvals New figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that the total number of dwelling units approved dropped by 8.7% over the month of September, less than market expectations for a 3.0% decline and follow a ...

IRESS appoints retirement incomes chair

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
IRESS has appointed a new retirement incomes chair. David Orford takes on the role having been chair of Financial Synergy, whose acquisition by IRESS was completed on October 31. Orford founded Financial Synergy in 1976, having previously been an actuary ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... down four points to 45.5. This compares with the final reading of Markit US manufacturing PMI that came in at 53.4 in October - the highest reading in 12 months -- up from the flash estimate of 53.2 and September's final reading of 51.5. The rise was ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
Australia private sector credit Total private sector credit increased by 0.4% in September - in line with market expectations - following similar gains in the previous two months. Credit to housing and to business went up by 0.5% (from up 0.5% in August) ...

ASIC permanently bans jailed adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
ASIC has permanently banned a financial adviser after she was sentenced to imprisonment for fraud and stealing. Queensland based Linda Whelan was permanently banned from providing financial services or engaging in credit activity after she was sentenced ...

Cbus partners for phone-based advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
Cbus has partnered with a leading digital advice firm to create a new "advice over the phone" service. Midwinter will deliver the service from October 31; the company is currently rolling out its cloud-based advice platform, AdviceOS, for Cbus to use ...

Former AFA chief executive takes top job at FSC NZ

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
A former chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has been appointed as chief executive of the Financial Services Council of New Zealand. Richard Klipin will take on the top job as of November, having left the role of chief distribution ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... level of factory orders in around 500 UK businesses across 38 sectors in the manufacturing industry - dropped to -17 in October (the lowest reading since February this year) from -5 in the preceding two months. This was less than market expectations ...

Lonsdale recognises exceptional advice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
Lonsdale Financial Group has announced the recipients of its 2016 financial planner and practice awards. Financial Planner of the Year was awarded to Peter Fry of Fry Financial Services in Ringwood Victoria, while Practice of the Year was awarded to ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... noted that there was only a moderate rise in payroll numbers in October and that export orders improved only slightly in October (due to strong competition, subdued demand across key global markets and the strong US dollar). Eurozone Markit Eurozone ...