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ASFA appoints interim CEO

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia will announce its new chief executive in September following an extensive search and selection process to replace Pauline Vamos. Overseeing ASFA in an interim chief executive role from 16 July will ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
Australian dwelling approvals The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures showing that total dwelling units approved dropped by 5.2% in the month of May, worse than market expectations for a 3.3% fall and more than reversing April's 3.3% ...

ICG sells stadium to NSW govt

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
The New South Wales government confirmed it has purchased ANZ Stadium from boutique fund manager Infrastructure Capital Group, clearing the government's path to redevelop the site. The deal closed on Friday and the stadium will continue to be operated ...

CSC announces three new directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation board is working with three new non-executive directors this week following the term expiry of directors John McCullagh, Michael Vertigan and Peter Feltham. CSC chair Patricia Cross said beginning 1 July 2016 ...

EQT appoints new managing director

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
Equity Trustees is beginning the financial year with a new managing director as Michael J O'Brien steps in to the lead role. It is an internal appointment for Equity Trustees as O'Brien was previously made executive director of the wealth management ...

Australian elections just gave uncertainty a top up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
"As a historian, I fear that Brexit could be the beginning of the destruction of not only the EU but also of western political civilization in its entirety." -Donald Tusk, President of the European Council I thought he went over the top and got carried ...

AMP Capital urges voters to keep China fund open ahead of EGM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
AMP Capital has released the explanatory memorandum for the July 28 extraordinary general meeting for the China Growth Fund (ASX:AGF), urging unitholders to vote to continue the fund with enhancements. The memorandum comes after LIM Advisors, the activist ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
Australia private sector credit The latest update on Australia's private sector credit provides a first look at the impact of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cut in the official cash rate from 2.0% to 1.75% on the 3rd of May. Total private sector ...

ASIC changes drive GPS Wealth growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
The need to hold a limited Australian financial service licence (AFSL) or be an authorised representative of a licence-holder or licensee has seen more than 60 accounting practices join GPS Wealth in the last financial year. The 60 practices including ...

Report finds fresh barriers to funds management exports

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
There has been very little progress in removing barriers preventing the export of Australian financial services seven years after the release of the Johnson report. Now a new survey of fund managers reveals the situation could even be worse than before ...