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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
Australia managed funds industry The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the managed funds industry saw a 2.2% increase in funds under management to A$2,774.5 billion in the September quarter from A$2,715.5 billion in the June quarter. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
Australia construction work done This will be a drag. A drag on Australian third quarter GDP that is. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the value of total construction work done fell by 4.9% in the September quarter following a ...

CFSGAM reveals succession plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has announced the succession plan for the role of head of Australian equities growth. Current deputy head of Australian equities growth Dushko Bajic will become head of Australian equities growth ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
US existing home sales Are American homebuyers front-running the expected increase in the fed funds rate next month? Existing home sales jumped by 2.0% to a seasonally adjusted annualised rate of 5.6 million units in October. This is the highest level ...

New director for MyState

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
MyState has appointed a new non-executive director, effective 1 December 2016. Sibylle Krieger joins the MyState board, bringing with her 35 years' of experience in law and economic regulation. Krieger also currently serves as a non-executive director ...

ASIC bans former AMP adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
A former authorised representative of AMP Financial Planning has received an eight year ban after engaging in misleading conduct. James McCarthy of South Australia has been banned from providing financial services until 14 November 2024. He is the sole ...

Trump's helping hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
Twist and shout and shake it all about if we have to but there's no turning back on Trump now. There are plenty who loath the man, even more that despise him. But not the far-right wing politicians, especially in Europe where elections are due this ...

Australian-first fund exceeds target

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
The Watermark Global Leaders Fund has exceeded its minimum funding target in the early stages of its IPO roadshow. The LIC, which is Australia's first locally-managed global market neutral fund, has achieved beyond the $40 million minimum as a result ...

Adviser Ratings secures referral partnership

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
Adviser Ratings has partnered with Small Business First for an exclusive referral scheme designed to connect Australian small businesses with professional financial advisers. The partnership will leverage Small Business First's reach of 500,000 businesses ...

Funds SA appoints first CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
Funds SA is welcoming a former AustralianSuper investment specialist as its first chief investment officer. Richard Friend has been named to take on the newly created role, with Funds SA now managing more than $27 billion for South Australia's public ...