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Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016

If you've placed a bet on last week's Melbourne Cup - and lost - poor you. But while "the race that stops a nation" has come and gone, we're only a few sleeps away from the race that could stop the world. Clinton and Trump's race for the White House ...

ANZ wealth sale marks end of an advice era

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016

ANZ's potential sale of its wealth business will send ripples through the succession plans of many advice businesses now that banks can no longer be considered a "buyer of last resort." During a media briefing discussing the bank's full-year results ...

SMSFs combating low rates with hybrids

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016

New data from SuperConcepts shows SMSF trustees are turning to hybrids as an alternative source of income returns. The latest SuperConcepts SMSF Investment Patterns Survey shows asset allocation to the fixed interest sector grew from 12.2% to 12.8% ...

Advisers unsure on super contributions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016

Adviser queries around non-concessional super contributions have doubled in the last month, according to BT Advice Technical's September quarter round-up. The report shows the questions most commonly asked by advisers over the quarter were in regards ...

ANZ mulls selling wealth business

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016

ANZ says the sale of its wealth management business is a possible scenario that has been thought about "for some time." In releasing the bank's full-year results today, ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott told a media briefing its wealth business is ...

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 ...

FirstChoice Alternatives adds new macro manager

KERRIE SYDEE | WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016

Colonial First State's FirstChoice Alternatives portfolio has added a new macro investment manager and hit a new funds under management milestone. London based discretionary macro manager H20 Asset Management was recently added to the portfolio, taking ...

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) ...

McMillin exits TWUSuper again

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016

Twice-serving TWUSuper chief executive Bill McMillin has retired from the fund. According to the TWUSuper website, chief financial officer Frank Sandy has taken on the role of acting chief executive until a suitable replacement is found, with Wayne ...

Raising rates on soybeans

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016

The US economy just recorded its fastest rate of expansion since the third quarter of 2014 and at a seasonally adjusted annualised rate of 2.9%, the September quarter's scorecard is more than double the previous period's 1.4% increase and also better ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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