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Byres warns not to spread APRA too thin

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... against spreading the regulator too thin. Appearing before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on Friday, APRA deputy chair John Lonsdale reiterated the prudential regulator's view that it requires more funding to ensure ...

VGI Partners readies $1bn Asian fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
Hot on the heels of listing on the ASX, the Sydney-based hedge fund is readying a new Asia-focused equities LIC with Crestone on board as a lead joint manager. The listed investment company, to be called VGI Partners Asian Investments (ASX: VG8), is ...

Iress announces changes to Xplan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
... should improve functionality for thousands of advisers. The changes to the advice software platform will be released on Friday. Iress says these changes followed a year of user input and testing globally as part of its co-design software approach. The ...

CountPlus transfers SMA management

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... non-conflicted, fee-based financial advice services is key to the strategic focus for CountPlus," CountPlus said in ASX filings on Friday. "The Countplus leadership team consider Morningstar Investment Management to be a logical successor for Privilege ...

Blue Sky dissolves chief executive role

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... executive, after a strategic assessment determined the role "is no longer required". Joel Cann left the organisation effective Friday, less than two months after he joined the company. Cann joined from property investment manager Aspen Group. "Blue Sky ...

Platform distribution lead departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... capabilities," Xplore Wealth said. "Xplore management and the wider team wish Tony well." He will depart the company on Friday. Xplore Wealth is on the hunt for a replacement, saying it is in "advanced discussion with several high-quality candidates" ...

IRESS acquires market data firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... QuantHouse's team, including senior management, will move across to IRESS with the transaction which was signed and completed on Friday. Quanthouse chief executive and co-founder Pierre Feligioni will continue to lead the firm's team at its new home ...

Chief economist update: The (trade) war is back on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
... negotiations between the United States and China on the May 9 that resulted in a no deal. As a consequence, as at 12:01am Friday on the May 10 (New York time), US tariffs on about US$200 billion worth Chinese goods increased to 25% from 10% with Trump ...

Chief economist update: Countdown to T-day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
It's now 8pm in Washington. That's four hours until T-day (tariff Friday) - the time when US tariffs on about US$200 billion worth of Chinese goods are set to increase to 25% from 10%. Investors around the globe are holding their collective ...

MAX Awards 2019: Get voting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... 125 of those nominations have qualified as finalists. For the full list of finalists, click here. Voting is open until Friday, May 31. Last year saw more than 14,200 votes come through across 22 categories. Some of the big awards finalists are vying ...