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ASIC determines Aussie equity market "mostly clean"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
ASIC has found in a new report that 95% of listed equity trades on the market "exhibited no (or negligible) anomalous trading patterns" ahead of material announcements from November 2014 to October 2015. The regulator's Review of Australian equity market ...

AFA calls on members to reject constitution change

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is calling on members to reject a call for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to pass a special resolution to change the AFA constitution, following an adviser's request via the Life Insurance Customer ...

TH Real Estate appoints new sustainability head

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
TH Real Estate has appointed a new head of sustainability. Based in London, Abigail Dean will lead the sustainability strategy of TH Real Estate, through delivering its mission to "invest in the urban future of tomorrow's world" for the benefits of ...

ACFS head departs to Vic government

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
Executive director at the Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS), Amy Auster, is stepping down from her role to join the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance. Auster is taking up a new role as deputy secretary (economic) at the Victorian ...

ANZ faces mis-selling allegations in court

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... Opportunity Division of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal of New South Wales has allowed a case against ANZ and OnePath for mis-selling a life insurance product to proceed. Charles and Judith Cairns, New Zealand citizens residing permanently in Australia ...

Industry fund CIO leaves for impact investor

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
The chief investment officer at one of Australia's largest superannuation funds is leaving to join global impact investment firm LeapFrog Investments. First State Super's Richard Brandweiner is stepping down from his role to join LeapFrog, citing a ...

BetaShares launches new sector ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
ETF provider BetaShares has added two new exchange traded funds to its growing stable. The new products are BetaShares Global Gold Miners ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: MNRS) and BetaShares Global Banks ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: BNKS). Both are hedged ...

AZ NGA acquires $130m Brisbane practice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
AZ Next Generation Advisory has acquired a Brisbane advice group which manages $130 million in client funds. Logiro Uncharted was established by Stephen Bell, Lyn Bell and Chris Shiels in 2007. It provides advice on wealth accumulation, retirement planning ...

UniSuper develops personalised retirement benchmark

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
UniSuper has developed a custom retirement adequacy index to gain a better understanding of how members are tracking towards their retirement goals. While superannuation funds have traditionally relied on the ASFA retirement standard to benchmark how ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
AOFM to buy back short-dated bonds The commonwealth government is restructuring part its bond portfolio debt by offering to buy-back short-dated Treasury Bonds and swap them into other durations. The Australian Office of Financial Management said this ...