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Australian businesses lift borrowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
Signaling a reorientation in Australia's credit markets, the RBA Financial Aggregates report for June shows that business borrowing has surged relative to home borrowings even as home borrowing still dominates credit markets. According to the RBA total ...

Australian Unity launches funeral bond

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
Australian Unity has launched a funeral bond that gives investors flexible investment choices outside of the traditional capital protection or guaranteed options. The FuneralPlan Bond's conservative investment option is designed for investors wanting ...

RARE expands to meet growing demand

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
Specialist investment manager RARE is meeting growing demand for infrastructure investing with a new appointment to its retail sales team. Former K2 Asset Management key account manager Jenny Pang will join as regional manager for NSW, ACT and SA, with ...

No age limit on great advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
ANZ Wealth is encouraging financial advisers of all ages to apply for the AFA Rising Star Award, saying there is a misbelief that it only seeks to recognise young advisers. Speaking to Financial Standard, ANZ Wealth head of sales Don Sillar said there ...

Former Wallabies captain joins Stockspot

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
A former Australian Wallabies captain will lead Stockspot's new partnership strategy on a consultative basis, with financial advisers and accountants firmly in his sights. Stirling Mortlock, who led the Australian national rugby union side from 2006 ...

Managing the three pillars of retirement

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
Retirement income products need to be designed around three investment objectives: increasing income, reducing risk and maximising returns. Speaking at the inaugural Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Retirement Income, Vertium Asset Management ...

Riding the retirement tidal wave

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... century. "Take it with a grain of salt, but this tidal wave is coming," he said. Shead added that the over-65s of the future - and today, in many cases - don't consider themselves "old" and will likely both continue working and driving up consumption ...

Milton to acquire $18m unlisted manager

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
Listed Australian equities investment company Milton Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire an unlisted investment manager for $18 million. Consideration will be the issue of new Milton shares, and Milton managing director Frank Gooch ...

Good jobs, sluggish pay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
Although not completely gangbusters, the latest Australian labour market update provided another justification for the optimism and seemingly hawkish turn the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) conveyed in the minutes of its 4 July board meeting. The Australian ...

ASIC audits limited AFSLs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
ASIC recently audited 20 limited AFSL holders to assess how they were faring with their obligations following the removal of an exception for accountants to give advice on SMSFs in July last year. ASIC found licensees were uncertain about steps they ...