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Advisers to foot $24m bill

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
The financial advice industry will pay more than $20 million in levies to ASIC under the proposed industry model to fund the regulator. The figure was released in ASIC's consultation paper on the proposed industry funding model. ASIC forecasts its effort ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
Australia ANZ job ads "The rise in job ads is encouraging and points to ongoing improvement in labour market conditions. It was consistent with the moderate pace of economic growth, as well as above average business and consumer sentiment" is how ANZ's ...

Watermark launches global market neutral LIC

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
Watermark Funds Management has launched its IPO for Australia's first global market neutral LIC. The Watermark Global Leaders Fund uses long and short positions in a global equity portfolio to deliver a fully market neutral strategy, and aims to deliver ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
Australia performance of manufacturing The Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance of manufacturing index bounced back into expansion territory with a reading of 50.9 in October after two months of contraction (below 50) - 46.9 in August 49.8 ...

Court blocks IOOF class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
A proposed class action against IOOF has been rejected by the Victorian Supreme Court. Law firm Maurice Blackburn has agreed to orders prohibiting it from proceeding with the proposed law suit, commenced in December 2015 on behalf of tens of thousands ...

AMP implements significant insurance changes

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
Consistent deterioration to the insurance sector has had a significant impact on the AMP wealth protection business and has led to an overhaul of the business. In a bid to address the market condition for wealth protection in Australia, AMP announced ...

CPI says RBA no go on Melbourne Cup Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
You can bet the house on your favourite steed come 1 November, Melbourne Cup Day, but not on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) shaving another 25 basis points off the official cash rate that currently stands at a record low 1.5%. This is the message ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
US Markit manufacturing PMI Markit's preliminary estimates show that activity in the US manufacturing sector accelerated to a reading of 53.2 in October from 51.5 in the previous month. This is the highest reading since October last year and is sharply ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
Australia employment The heading of the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) "Labour Force, Australia" report says it all, "Shift to part-time employment continues". Overall employment fell by 9,800 in September following an 8,600 decline in August ...

Keybridge executive director resigns, chair appointed

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
Keybridge Capital has appointed a new chair and non-executive director while director Antony Sormann has departed. Jeremy Kriewaldt is currently a partner at Atanaskovic Hartnell, specialising in corporate and commercial law. He was previously a partner ...