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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016

... approvals increased by 3.0% in the month of April - the third straight monthly increase - to 20,243 units - the highest since October last year. This compares with market expectations for a 3.0% fall and follows monthly gains of 2.9% in both February ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016

... rate of staff hiring since December 2014" and "Business optimism drops to its lowest recorded since the survey began in October 2009". The fall in both US manufacturing and services activity in May takes the flash US composite PMI reading down to 50.8 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016

... index (due out 1 June) - if not more positive. The ISM manufacturing index had only fallen into contraction territory from October 2015 to February this year, jumped to 51.8 in March before slowing again to 50.8 in April. Markit's US PMI readings have ...

Centuria acquires 15pc stake in GMF

KERRIE SYDEE | FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016

... metropolitan and business park office properties located across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. GMF was listed on the ASX on 24 October 2014 and has a portfolio of assets totalling approximately $439.3 million.

He pleaded, he promised, he threatened

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016

... surged to ¥106.22 - this year's highest level (so far) and the most expensive rate of exchange versus the US dollar since October 2014. Almost every single day of last week, there was a news item about Kuroda-speak. Kuroda san pleaded for patience - ...

ASIC makes two permanent bans

KERRIE SYDEE | FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016

... December 2012 and one count of dishonestly breaching his duties as a director of Wickham Securities between November 2009 and October 2010.

AFA heralds adaptability

KERRIE SYDEE | WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016

... Delegates from the Leaders Forum Business Summit will be presenting at the AFA National Adviser Conference in Canberra 5-7 October on key learnings and take-outs from the Business Summit.

Nominations open for AFA Adviser of the Year

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016

... 9 May 2016 and close 22 July 2016, with the winners announced at the AFA National Adviser Conference, in Canberra on 7 October. More information, including application forms, can be found at the AFA's Adviser of the Year website.

Women and Gen X happiest with advice

KERRIE SYDEE | TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016

... under 45 are more satisfied with the performance and the technical ability of their financial adviser than they were in October last year, a welcome improvement since satisfaction levels dropped noticeably in that survey. However, perceptions of trust ...

EQT chair to stay on despite plans to depart

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016

... announced plans to stand down at the next AGM. As a result, Tony Killen will submit himself for re-election at the AGM on October 28. Killen has been EQT's chair since 2007, having been a non-executive director since 2002. He is also chair of YBR's Board ...

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Renato Mota takes on new board position

ELIZA BAVIN

Renato Mota has joined the board of a $14 billion super fund along with another financial services stalwart.

Aegon AM gears up to take on local bond managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR

Aegon Asset Management is close to launching its first Australian fund, months after the US$446 billion manager unveiled plans to enter the tightly contested local bond market.

MLC slips global shares into neutral, hits gas on alternatives

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

MLC has pulled its global and emerging-market equity positions back to neutral, while continuing to deploy capital into alternatives.

North Americans bargain hunt Down Under: Report

KARREN VERGARA

North Americans' merger and acquisition (M&A) appetite for Australian companies will only intensify in 2027 as they chase undervalued assets, according to a new report.

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Christian Mueller-Glissmann

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When geopolitics becomes a portfolio risk

Geopolitics is back - again - and Australian investors can no longer treat it as distant background noise.

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So far in 2026 digital assets have captured the headlines largely for the wrong reasons, but that doesn't tell the full story.

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Rethinking default design in a changing market environment

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Fiona Macgregor has risen through the ranks at TAL, taking the top job in 2024, but her life was touched by the insurance sector long before her tenure with the life insurer began. Eliza Bavin writes.

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