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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
Australia GDP Economists expected Australia's economic growth to halve to 0.3% in the September quarter from 0.6% in the three-months ended June. That turned out to be highly optimistic. This is because the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) latest ...

Winston Capital expands west

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
Western Australia and South Australia are set to rival the eastern states when it comes to growth and innovation in the financial services industry, according to Winston Capital. The funds management distribution firm is opening a new office in Perth ...

Advice experiences can help educate non-advised

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
As more than 80% of financial planning clients report high levels of trust and satisfaction with their financial advisers, the industry has an opportunity to share these experiences and help educate Australians. A new university study led by researchers ...

RARE appoints new state manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
RARE Infrastructure has appointed a former CommSec business development manager as its first regional manager for QLD and WA. Working out of a newly opened Brisbane office, Nathan Ahboo has joined RARE to drive and expand client relationships across ...

Instos consider Aussie infrastructure plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
Industry superannuation funds and other institutional investors were watching with interest yesterday as the Federal Government unveiled its infrastructure strategy for the next 15 years. Most significant is the government's development of a freight ...

FPA recognises industry excellence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has presented the 2016 FPA Awards at the FPA Professionals Congress in Perth. Tony Sandercock of wetalkmoney was named the FPA Certified Financial Planner Professional of the Year for his efforts ...

Education alliances to drive growth: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
The growth of the financial planning industry hinges on a stronger pipeline of young talent joining the ranks - and that requires forging a relationship with them while they are still in school, said FPA chief executive Dante de Gori. "We need to replenish ...

HLB Mann Judd expands in WA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
HLB Mann Judd has partnered with a Perth based financial planning business and formed a new wealth management service in Western Australia. Partnering with Sovereign Plus, the new wealth business will operate under the HLB Mann Judd Wealth Management ...

Bridges appoints new CEO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
IOOF-owned Bridges Financial Services has appointed a new chief executive with an aim to drive further growth for the dealer group. Nathan Stanton will lead the 200 financial planners operating under Bridges Financial Services. Stanton has more than ...

Challis Capital wins property mandate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Corporate adviser and lender Challis Capital Partners has won its largest investment mandate since it was established two years ago. A private consortium of Asian investors has awarded the real estate division of Challis Capital Partners a $100 million ...