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AMP Capital confirms expanded multi asset group role

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
A promotion among AMP Capital's multi asset group saw it expand one of its key leadership positions in 2017, creating the new role of head of market solutions and business management. Song Hong entered the new role in September 2017. Prior to his appointment ...

The darling buds of inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
"Here comes the sun, and I say It's all right." -- The Beatles Wall Street again went on a record breaking run last week with the S&P 500, the DJIA, the Nasdaq Composite and the Russell 2000 all finishing at all-time highs... and for good reasons. Growth ...

Adviser banned over theft from deceased estate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
A former authorised representative of Futuro Financial Services that transferred about $300,000 to himself from a deceased estate has been permanently banned by the corporate regulator. ASIC has permanently banned Robert Pryor Smith of South Australia's ...

Crowdfunding investment opportunity unleashed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
Small and medium enterprises will finally be able to raise funds from the general public in exchange for equity following the regulators issuance of the first batch of crowdfunding intermediary licences. Yesterday ASIC granted licenses to seven platforms ...

Centuria acquires Government headquarters

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
Property group Centuria has acquired a building in Geelong and announced its chief executive of unlisted property funds will take on greater responsibilities following a management restructure late last year. Its subsidiary, Centuria Property Funds ...

Chief economist update: iPhone and Black Friday sales ring up retail registers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
The Australian consumer is back! He, she, it, they have opened their wallets and went on a shopping binge. This, at least, is what one would conclude after seeing the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report revealing that retail sales surged by ...

Chief economist update: Bond sell bomb shell

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
Bill Gross - known as the "king of bonds" - has recently dropped a bombshell, or in this case, a bond sell. The Financial Times reports that: "The Janus Henderson manager said the $2.2bn Global Unconstrained Bond Fund has taken a short position on Treasuries ...

Aussie currency drives fund launch

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
A $600 billion global asset manager is running its first Australian dollar money market fund, responding to institutional and wholesale investor demand from across Asia Pacific. HSBC Global Asset Management launched its first Australian Dollar Liquidity ...

Praemium chief flags UK pensions investments after record inflows

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
Praemium chief executive Michael Ohanessian said the firm is looking to invest further in the UK pensions market following record inflows for the December quarter. With combined gross inflows of $764 million, $216 million of which came from international ...

TAL forms medical advisory board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
Life insurer TAL has formed a specialist board to strengthen its in-house health and medical capabilities. The Specialist Advisory Board comprises medical experts who advise on cardiology, respiratory conditions, neurology, oncology, endocrinology ...