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Speculation springs eternal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
"Suspense is worse than disappointment." -Robert Burns From today, we're getting more of it after Janet and her bunch of merry FOMC members decided to treat us - or prolong our agony, depending on which side of the fence one sits - to more of the same. ...

ASIC bans former NAB-aligned adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
ASIC has banned a former adviser from Meritum Financial Group, which is wholly owned by NAB. Alfie Chong worked at Meritum from September 2005 to March 2006, and then July 2007 to June 2014. During that time, ASIC has alleged that Chong engaged in a ...

Key executives depart ANZ ETFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
Two executives have stepped down from their roles as co-heads of ANZ ETFs, the joint venture between ANZ and ETF Securities. Only four months after announcing the partnership, ANZ ETFs co-head and head of distribution Danny Laidler and co-head and chief ...

Link Group shuffles board

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
Link Group has restructured its board ahead of a rumoured IPO. Following on from speculation that Link was preparing to float - valued by Macquarie Capital at up to $3 billion - it has appointed director Michael Carapiet as its new independent chairman ...

ANZ completes $720m capital raising

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
ANZ has announced it has completed its $720 million share purchase plan offer. The bank's statement to the ASX said it will "accept all eligible applications and issue approximately $720 million of ANZ shares at $26.50 per share." The offer was originally ...

Lift Janet lift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... the previous month. And just last night, we learned that jobless claims dropped by 6,000 to 275K in the week ended 5 September - the 27th consecutive week below 300K (the level generally considered as a healthy labour market). Lift-off here we come! ...

Invast launches thematic model portfolios

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
Stockbroking platform Invast Australia has launched a number of model portfolios tackling themes such as the country's aging population, US cyber security and iconic Aussie brands. The portfolios will be listed in Invast's PortfolioInvestor platform ...

So bad it could only be good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
It's back! And it's good! Yes Virginia, the "bad news is good news" trade is back on. It's risk back on as China's bad -- very, very bad, trade data sparked hopes of further stimulus and Fed lift-off delay. As 'The Guardian' reports, the latest trade ...

Charter Hall industrial funds swell

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
Charter Hall has acquired around $700 million in industrial assets since 1 July 2015, bringing the group's total industrial and logistics funds under management to $3.5 billion. The $700 million in acquisitions over the past three months have been acquired ...

Afiniation adds weight to Citi fintech initiative

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
Fintech network Afiniation has announced it will work with Citi on the global financial services firm's latest financial technology initiative. The Citi Mobile Challenge in Asia Pacific is referred to by the bank as a "next-generation accelerator" that ...