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NAB exec to head AMP Bank

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB) chief financial officer of business and personal banking has been appointed managing director of AMP Bank. Sally Bruce will report to AMP group executive of advice and banking Rob Caprioli and will be responsible for all ...

Crowd equity funding, the Ashley Madison of finance

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
If Ashley Madison users made adultery cheaper and easier, what's holding crowd equity funding from doing the same with financial services? The Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) has recommended that crowd equity funding should be ...

Manus and Nauru are immoral and risky: super funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
Governance concerns and member pressure were behind HESTA and NGS Super's decision to divest from Transfield, but a closer look at the company revealed considerable investment risk. "We looked at it and we saw that there are a lot of other companies ...

Perpetual's acquisition of The Trust Company pays off

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
Perpetual Private's profit before tax was up 74% for the year to 30 June 2015, with the parent company registering a net profit after tax 50% higher. "The result was boosted by the acquisition of The Trust Company, growth in new high net worth clients ...

AMP Capital grabs $205m Port Hedland airport

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
AMP Capital and Infrastructure Capital Group (ICG) have taken over the lease of the Port Hedland International Airport, in Western Australia. The consortium was reportedly bidding against IFM Investors and Airport Development Group. The 50-year lease ...

Industry fund competes directly with advice networks

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
An industry superannuation fund has set up a nationwide network of advisers accredited under the Financial Planning Association (FPA) Professional Practice program. UniSuper is the first not-for-profit fund to have all of its advice offices accredited ...

Property rally drives Charter Hall results up

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
Charter Hall Group's profit after tax is up 43.6% for the year to 30 June 2015, as property rallies in Australia. The group's profit was $117.9 million for the year, with funds under management growing 18% to $13.6 billion. Charter Hall secured $1.7 ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... growth for years. But the great investment opportunity is full of traps and markets often fall in erratic behaviours. Laura Millan asks eight key questions to understand Asia and to invest safely in this success story. Why should I invest in Asia in ...

Four pillars policy is killing innovation: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
Australia's four pillars policy has had its time and it needs to go because it is hindering innovation and leading to poor consumer outcomes, the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) found. The research report 'Competition in financial ...

Countplus sells back stake in advice firms

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Commonwealth Bank-owned Countplus has sold its stake in two advice firms to management and senior employees. Employees and principals of Gold Coast firm MBA Partnership have bought back Countplus' 40% interest in the business. A 30% stake of Melbourne-based ...