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NAB FP cuts junior advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
NAB Financial Planning has announced it will be cutting 55 entry level adviser roles as it looks to "deliver better customer outcomes" and "position the business for future growth". NAB Financial Planning (NAB FP) revealed it will "realign its business" ...

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 ...

Goldman Sachs M&A head makes partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
The Australian head of mergers and acquisitions for Goldman Sachs has been promoted to partner. Nick Sims was the only Australian-based employee invited to become a partner from the 84 individuals selected globally. Sims has been head of mergers and ...

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 ...

PM Capital LIC director resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
A director of the PM Capital Asian Opportunities Fund has stood down. Andrew Reeve-Parker tendered his resignation from the ASX-listed fund, effective from the listed company's annual general meeting today. Reeve-Parker has been with PM Capital Asian ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
Australia private sector credit Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) figures showed that the annual growth in private sector credit slowed from 6.0% in July to 5.8% in August - the slowest rate since October 2014. Except for the bumps in December 2015 and ...

No new monetary policy moves on horizon: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
Don't anticipate any further significant easing of monetary policy or any aggressive policy tightening any time soon, AllianceBernstein (AB) has said at a media briefing in Sydney. With its impact having been both minor and unpopular to date, any more ...

ASIC drops proceedings against two former directors

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
ASIC has discontinued its proceedings against two former directors of LM Investment Management (LMIM) and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has upheld an ASIC ban. ASIC has discontinued its claim against former directors Simon Tickner and Lisa ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
US housing market index The NAHB housing market index rose to a reading of 65 in September, a sharp improvement from the previous month's 59 level. This was better than the expected increase to 60 and the best reading since October 2015. Better, all ...

Spring FG CEO steps down temporarily

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
Spring Financial Group has appointed an acting chief executive to reduce managing director Keith Cullen's workload while he recovers from recent surgery. Current head of advice services Frank Paul has taken on the interim role, having previous leadership ...