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Paul Barrett resurfaces in partnership with Italian manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
Former ANZ managing director of advice and distribution Paul Barrett has established a financial planning business partly-owned by Italian independent asset manager Azimut. Barrett is now the chief executive officer of Next Generation Advisory (NGA) ...

Zurich makes senior appointment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
Zurich Financial Services Australia has made a senior appointment within its life and investments business. Phil Anderson has been promoted to the executive leadership team to become chief operating officer, effective immediately. In the expanded role ...

Van Eyk starts due diligence with potential buyer

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
Van Eyk administrator Moore Stephens has entered into an exclusivity arrangement with a potential buyer of the van Eyk Australian business which is now conducting due diligence. Moore Stephens will nevertheless recommend moving the research business ...

Abbott's SG claim incorrect, survey finds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
The majority of businesses would fund a rise in the superannuation guarantee (SG) out of their own - not their employees' - pockets, according to survey commissioned by industry fund Sunsuper. This contradicts Tony Abbott's claim last week that the ...

QSuper adds SMSF-style direct investment option

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
QSuper has become the latest fund to launch an SMSF-style direct investment option. The Queensland Government superannuation fund has joined the likes of AustralianSuper and Hostplus in offering this kind of option. It gives eligible members the flexibility ...

NAB quarterly profit up 7%

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
National Australia Bank (NAB) has lifted its cash profit 7% to $1.6 billion during the June quarter. The cash profit is up from $1.5 billion for the same period last year, while net profit -which includes one-off items- was of $1.7 billion, unchanged ...

China's communist and it works

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
"As we travel down the road, side by side we'll share the load Hand in hand we'll see each other through." -- Kenny Nolan, "Love's Grown Deep" Not long now, Super Mario Draghi must be beaming with excitement for his upcoming date with Janet Yellen this ...

Financial services falling behind in online transactions

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
The financial services industry is lagging behind other sectors in online business transactions, according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The report -- Summary of IT Use and Innovation in Australian Business  ...

FSI to focus on the technology challenge

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Technology change and the challenges it represents to businesses is one of the main items that the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) will be looking at over the next weeks. "Technology is a key theme," FSI chair David Murray said during a speech to the ...

Regulation tops Australian business risk survey

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
Regulatory and legislative change has taken over concerns about brand and image as the biggest risk for Australian businesses in 2014. An Aon Australasian Risk Survey saw fears of regulatory and legislative change jump from third to first position in ...