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AZ NGA snaps up eighteenth firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
AZ Next Generation Advisory has acquired a Perth based financial planning firm and revealed plans to establish a 'Next-Generation Eco-system.' AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) has signed a binding sale and purchase agreement to acquire On-Track ...

Advisers unsure on super contributions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
Adviser queries around non-concessional super contributions have doubled in the last month, according to BT Advice Technical's September quarter round-up. The report shows the questions most commonly asked by advisers over the quarter were in regards ...

Westpac commits to social finance leadership

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
Westpac says it is dedicated to leading the development of social finance in Australia and is eager to introduce other institutional investors to future transactions. Westpac Institutional Bank executive director and head of structured finance, Greg ...

ANZ mulls selling wealth business

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
ANZ says the sale of its wealth management business is a possible scenario that has been thought about "for some time." In releasing the bank's full-year results today, ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott told a media briefing its wealth business is ...

ASIC secures $210m in compensation

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
ASIC secured $210.5 million in compensation over FY16, according to its annual report. ASIC noted the figure - substantially higher than the $35.2 million over FY15 - was largely driven by "six matters," which comprised 79% of total dollar compensation. ...

NZ Super Fund settles stake in Kiwibank

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
The NZ Super Fund and ACC have announced the settlement of an investment in Kiwi Group Holdings, the owner of the Kiwibank. NZ Super Fund has acquired a 25% stake from NZ Post for $263 million, while ACC has invested $231 million for a 22% stake. The ...

APRA marks New Year priorities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
Despite the current Australian financial system appearing healthy there remains areas of vulnerability, according to the latest annual report from APRA. The report outlines risks in the housing market, the funding profile of the banking system, poor ...

Global shakeup for Xero team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
Xero has implemented a series of organisational changes and appointed a new president of the Americas as part of a global growth strategy. The software provider has introduced a 'flatter' organisaational structure to leverage growing management capability ...

Future Fund surges to $123 billion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
The Future Fund has issued its 2016 annual report confirming that its investment performance is ahead of its long term target benchmark. The Future Fund, now valued at $123 billion, was established in 2006 as a fiscal fund to offset Australia's ballooning ...

AMP looks to advisers of the future

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
A record number of university students participated in this year's AMP University Challenge, pointing to a growing interest in financial planning as a career. More than 180 students from universities around Australia participated in teams or as individuals ...