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Super funds presented in-housing framework

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... in-housing complexities. The framework was presented at a recent Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) event in Sydney, and co-author Dr Geoff Warren said it addresses a hot topic in the Australian super industry. Although industry super ...

AZ NGA acquires Fortnum-aligned advice group

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
AZ Next Generation Advisory has acquired a Sydney-based Fortnum-aligned advice group. Priority Advice Group (PAG), located in Chatswood, was founded in 1987 by Russel Marx and Alan Krowitz. Its leadership team, including managing director Larry Fingleson ...

State Street expands in Melbourne

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... development and relationship management employees based in Melbourne but have typically serviced Melbourne clients from Sydney. This allows us to be closer to our Melbourne-based clients", Khoury added. According to State Street's recent global survey ...

Regulators defended in calls for Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... Bill Shorten's call for a Royal Commission in to the banking and financial services sector. At a doorstop interview in Sydney yesterday, Turnbull said both the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

Super funds promote affordable housing ideas

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... scale investment in this area." A joint submission from First State Super, think-tank Per Capita, and The Committee for Sydney Financial Services Knowledge Hub, suggests a Commonwealth Affordable Housing Clearinghouse (CAHC) could be the solution. The ...

Azimut buys Australian equities manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... agreement presents an opportunity "to offer our local and international clients a portfolio management team resident in Sydney and investing in Australian companies." Pinnacle managing director Ian Macoun said the approach from Azimut was attractive ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... cities fell by 0.2% over the past 12 months. Four cities registered year-on-year increases in rents: Melbourne (up 2.0%); Sydney (up 1.4%); Canberra (up 1.2%); and Hobart (up 0.3%). Rental rates declined in Darwin (down 11.5%); Perth (down 8.4%); Adelaide ...

ETFs moving to mainstream

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... planners already using ETFs and a further 20% who intend to start using ETFs in the next 12 months. Speaking at an event in Sydney, Investment Trends head of research for wealth management Recep Peker said that ETFs provided planners with an opportunity ...

Super fund outflow ratios cause for concern

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... ratios trending upwards as an issue that may impact their future viability. Speaking at the Banking and Wealth Summit in Sydney yesterday, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) deputy chairman Helen Rowell described the issue as "critical" ...

WA energy plant adds Canadian owners

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... our investors and solidifies Fengate's position as a reputable international investor." Osborne led the investment out of Sydney on behalf of Fengate's investors. The firm was advised by RFC Ambrian, a corporate advisory group in the natural resources ...