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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is set for further falls after another negative session on Wall Street, caused by escalating violence in Iraq that pushed US oil prices to nine month highs. At 0700 AEST on Friday, the March share price index futures contract ...

Westpac to open branch in Shanghai

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
Westpac has received approval to set-up a sub-branch in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ), becoming one of the first foreign banks to take advantage of the pilot program. The FTZ spans 28.78 square kilometres, and grants financial institutions exemptions ...

GreySpark consultancy opens in Australia

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
Global capital markets consultant GreySpark Partners has expanded its Asia Pacific operations with the opening of its first Australian office in Sydney. GreySpark Partners Australia will provide institutional investors and banks in Australia and across ...

IFM to open Tokyo office

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
Industry Funds Management (IFM) is set to open an office in Tokyo to be headed up by Eddy Schipper, current executive director, business development. This is the third major announcement this month from IFM, following the formation of a new private ...

Catastrophe bonds offer answer to asset correlation problem

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) offer investors returns completely uncorrelated to traditional assets, but so far, Australian investors have been slow to pick up on sector, which is tipped for strong growth in the coming years. Insurance-linked securities ...

Advisers hitting SMSF service targets

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
Adviser success in addressing the needs of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) is on the rise according to a new study by Macquarie Adviser services. This year's Cash Satisfaction Survey has revealed that advisers' self-evaluation for meeting the ...

Boardroom cloud tech eases organisational burden

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
The Affiliation of Superannuation Practitioners (ASP), an alliance of ten funds and administrators, has adopted a new technology to simplify distribution of essential documents for board members. The cloud-based iqBoard app, produced by IQ Group, allows ...

BT eyes accountants with new platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
BT Financial Group is preparing to address trends in the financial services industry with the launch of the NextGen platform, which eyes both accountants and self-managed super funds (SMSF). The new platform is aimed at supporting an accountant-adviser ...

Accountants jump on digital hub

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) has launched pubacct.org.au, a new digital hub for IPA members, the accounting profession and the public. The IPA intends to use the hub to extend its voice to the accounting profession, as well as consumers ...

CBA to snare DIY investors with MyWealth platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
Commonwealth Bank yesterday launched MyWealth, a new platform which attempts to attract the three million Australian do-it-yourself investors to trade shares, ETFs and fixed interest investments online. Described by the bank as a first for the Australian ...