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MyState appoints former Virgin Money chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... positions with BT Funds Management and KPMG. He is currently an adjunct professor of management education at University of Sydney Business School. MyState chairman Miles Hampton thanked Mansbridge for his long service to the group. Mansbridge was appointed ...

Higher recession risk creates opportunity in large miners: Lazard

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... very high by international standards." "You have to consider how things can go wrong." Hofflin continued. "Young people in Sydney are buying investment properties because they think that is how you get rich, but they aren't doing it for the yield. They ...

Robo-advice to impact not replace: CFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... likely to be impacted by blockchain technology. Commenting on the results, Anthony Serhan, president of the CFA Society Sydney said: "Fintech is attracting increased attention from consumers, investors, the investment management industry and regulators ...

FSC sends final budget message

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... something that can't be achieved by reducing concessional contribution caps. FSC chief executive Sally Loane told a briefing in Sydney yesterday that the group won't support any reduction to concessional contribution caps. "There's a figure floating ...

Centuria settles technology park deal

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
Centuria Property Funds has settled a deal which sees it take a $104 million stake in the inner Sydney Australian Technology Park (ATP) following record investor interest in its corresponding unlisted Centuria ATP Fund. Centuria received over $130 million ...

Budget leak proposes super tax crackdown

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... contributions taxes of up to $500 a year. Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Jim Chalmers, told Sydney radio yesterday that the government is "trying to pretend that they care about multinational tax avoidance and superannuation ...

More numerate less likely to open SMSF

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... over-rating their skillsets. Presenting at a recent Centre for International Finance and Regulation event, University of Sydney Business School Professor Susan Thorpe said the research was trying to measure the relative reasons for starting an SMSF ...

HSBC appoints new head of global banking in Australia

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... to his existing position as head of the financial institutions group in Australia, which he has led since 2013. Based in Sydney, Kelly will report to Tony Cripps, chief executive for Australia. Commenting on the appointment Tony Cripps said: "Under Hamish's ...

Zurich insurance appoints CFO, updates app

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... Australian Insurance has appointed Stuart Farquharson as chief financial officer and will commence the role on July 11 based in Sydney. Farquharson joins from AIG where he held the role of CFO for Australia for more than six years. He also held senior ...

Banking inquiry cost better spent on ASIC: AFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... better spent on supporting ASIC, according to the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, AFA chief executive officer Brad Fox said there were already adequate rules in place to regulate the financial services ...