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Contango LIC chair departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
The chair of Contango Income Generator has decided against seeking re-election. In an ASX statement, the board thanked Ian Ferres for his tenure as chair and his contribution to the successful listing of the company in 2015. The statement continued ...

Advisers drive annuities growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
Greater education and understanding of the benefits annuities can play in retirement has seen Colonial First State's FirstChoice and FirstWrap total funds under management exceed $535 million. Head of retail sales at Colonial First State Laird Abernethy ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
Japan GDP Preliminary estimates of Japan's third quarter economy provided a positive surprise. Japanese real GDP growth accelerated to a quarterly rate of 0.5% in the three months to September from 0.2% in the June quarter and more than double market ...

Link makes Pillar bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... compelling proposition for the state of NSW which would fully address the requirements of the enabling legislation and the sale process," the ASX statement said. Although speculation had been circling for months prior, Link officially expressed its acquisition ...

Trump is heaven's gift to central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Be careful what you wish for... No Virginia, except for Putin, the majority of world leaders didn't wish for Trump. So far away from Good Friday, they would have crucified US presidential "candidate" Donald Trump (if that was legal). In mid-January ...

Foreign instos keen on Aussie real estate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
Foreign institutional investment in Australian real estate is down more than 7% in the 12 months to October 2016 when compared to same period in 2015. In the past year 324 cross-border property transactions were recorded in Australia with a value of ...

Vanguard execs head to US

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
Two of Vanguard Australia's senior leaders have been appointed to new roles at the company's US headquarters. Head of distribution Michael Lovett will lead the company's US Registered Investment Adviser distribution channel. Lovett originally joined ...

MLC bolsters group insurance team

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
MLC Life Insurance is renewing its focus on group insurance with five key appointments. MLC is expanding the team to include experienced price actuaries, insurance product experts and relationship managers all with institutional client experience. The ...

BTFG navigates wealth management headwinds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... Cash earnings for BTFG's funds management division dropped 7% to $520 million, which was attributed largely to the partial sale of BTIM last year. Excluding the sale, the division was still down 3% ($16 million) compared to the same time last year. Private ...

ANZ wealth sale marks end of an advice era

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
ANZ's potential sale of its wealth business will send ripples through the succession plans of many advice businesses now that banks can no longer be considered a "buyer of last resort." During a media briefing discussing the bank's full-year results ...