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IMAP expands advisory board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  SUNDAY, 11 DEC 2016
... that IMAP plans to create specialist sub-committees focusing on a variety of sectors including Limited MDAs and dealer research.

Burgess to chair Yarra Capital

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... independent chair, Dion Hershan as managing director and head of equities, Katie Hudson as head of Australian equities research and small cap PM, Roy Keenan as head of fixed income and multi-sector and Brett Davidson as chief operating officer. "We felt ...

Slattery departs ICFS board

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... the SMSF Association Jordan George is her successor. The board's role is to advise the ICFS on activities such as new research and education initiatives, assist with fundraising and support for research and to be a communication channel between the ICFS ...

Individual risk sales flat for three years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
Growth in life insurers' individual risk business was "virtually static" in the three years to 30 June 2016, research reveals. The Health and Wellness Report, published by Strategic Insight (formerly Plan for Life), highlights that while individual ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
Australia trade balance It makes a nice sequel to the horror 0.5% contraction in Australia's third quarter GDP growth, a widening of the country's trade deficit, that is. Australia's trade deficit rose by 21.3% to A$1.54 billion in October from A$1.27 ...

APSEC appoints former Macquarie analyst

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... D'Paul said: "Tim is an exceptional addition to the Analyst Team and we will benefit from his wealth of experience in research as well as leadership qualities. He has been at the forefront of Research powerhouse Morningstar's operations and will be instrumental ...

Group insurance critical: FSC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... fund get insurance cover automatically unless they choose to opt out, provides important social and economic benefits. Research from Rice Warner shows that group insurance can reduce annual welfare costs by $403 million. FSC chief executive Sally Loane ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
US JOLTS report The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) showed that job openings in America fell by 97K to 5.53 million in October (in line with expectations) from 5.63 million in the previous month (upwardly revised from 5.49 million), taking ...

Small caps and corporate activity drive LIC performance

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... growing pipeline of corporate activity shining a positive light on the sector moving into 2017. Independent Investment Research's (IIR) Listed Investment Company (LIC) October update revealed a drop in returns for the 12 months to October, with weak ...

Management changes at Charter Hall

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... service the group and its two managed A-REITs. He joins Charter Hall from Citi where he was a director and head of A-REITs research. Commenting on Altschwager's departure Harrison said: "With Charter Hall FUM now exceeding $18 billion across three core ...