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Financial advisers losing communication battle

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... big trends to watch globally. Kapoor first joined Morningstar in 1997 as a data analyst, and has been president since October 2015. He also served as director of Mutual Fund Research, as part of the team that launched Morningstar Investment Services ...

Xero CFO takes on new role in leadership shuffle

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... cloud-based accounting software company Xero will now have a combined role as part of organisational changes mentioned back in October. At the time, Xero's board said that management changes would allow chief financial officer Sankar Narayan to "broaden ...

Heading the ECB's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... labour market - the unemployment rate fell to 9.6% in December (the lowest level since May 2009) from 9.7% in November and October - and the weaker euro. However, this would also strengthen calls for "tapering" from the ECB. More worrying, this would ...

Consumer-powered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... month. The year-on-year growth in personal income was unchanged at 3.5% last month from November, but a step down from October's 3.7% rate. US consumers appear to be dipping into their savings to fund spending as indicated by the decline in the savings ...

MLC shakes up retail leadership team

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... expertise. "Indeed, we expect to build on the solid foundations and momentum we've created over the last 12 months to 1 October 2016, where retailed advised sales grew by 55% compared to the same period in the previous year." These hires follow MLC unveiling ...

Zurich hire grows retail risk business

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... product and service proposition that has been greatly enhanced since our acquisition of Macquarie Life's risk business last October." Zurich's national retail risk sales team of 33 people will report to Mitchell. Before State Street, Mitchell previously ...

Jobs and jobless rate rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... the previous month's very strong 37,100 surge and more than expectations for a 10,000 increase. In addition, similar to October and November increased hiring of full-time workers contributed to the overall rise in employment. Full time jobs increased ...

Sydney firm sees AFSL cancelled

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... financial statements and auditor reports for two years. Core Insurance, which trades as Ferme, has held its AFSL since October 2012. In a statement, ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell indicated that failure to comply with financial reporting obligations can ...

ClearView hire aligns growth plan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... especially following the addition of Sony Life Insurance (Sony Life) to the ClearView register as a strategic shareholder in October. "We're excited about working in co-operation with Sony Life to propel ClearView forward," Swanson said. In October ...

Machineries not in order

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... more than offsetting the previous month's 4.1% increase. Non-manufacturing orders fell by 9.4% in November, reversing October's 4.6% gain. However, manufacturing orders increased by 9.8% over the month after decreasing by 1.4% in October. However, there's ...