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Macquarie merges businesses, exec departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
... an integrated, end to end service across global markets. The merger will bring together the organisation's execution, research, derivatives, trading, fixed income, foreign exchange and commodities businesses. The amalgamation will see CFM Group head ...

Stockbrokers Association opens doors to advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
... Andrew Green said. "Instead, they see themselves as providing holistic financial advice that is broader than equities research. Importantly, SAFA will continue to be the home association for those members who identify themselves solely as stockbrokers. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
US Dallas Fed manufacturing survey Consistent with the significant improvement in recent surveys in the US regions of Philadelphia, Richmond, Kansas City and New York, the Dallas Fed general business activity index surged to a reading of 10.2 in November ...

AMP Capital senior manager joins CFS

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... platforms. Her responsibilities involve investment menu design and strategy; qualitative and quantitative fund manager research and selection; implementation of manager additions, closures and terminations across all asset classes; segregated mandate ...

Super objective crucial to Commission review

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... trustees, such as providing useful insurance to members while protecting their retirement balances," the Commission's research report said. The Commission has repeated its line that competition in super is not an end in itself, "but an intermediate objective ...

Henderson fund receives ratings upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... employ a logical, fundamental absolute return investment process which effectively leverages off Henderson's in-house research platform of experienced Australian equity analysts." "Lonsec believes the Fund is well-placed with regards to capacity and ...

Australia lags in infrastructure returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... Build Asset Performance Index. Released by Arcadis and developed in conjunction with the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr), the index examined income generated by buildings and infrastructure across 36 countries that collectively represent ...

Trump protectionism protects not the emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
Reflation - the word that dominated central bank memes after the global financial crisis is back in vogue. While it became something of "it's at the back of everyone's minds, but not talked about" in intervening years, President-elect Trump has brought ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
Australia managed funds industry The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the managed funds industry saw a 2.2% increase in funds under management to A$2,774.5 billion in the September quarter from A$2,715.5 billion in the June quarter. ...

Key demographic trends open new doors for advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... more conversations with next of kin and powers of attorney in the near future. Earlier this year, Core Data completed research on behalf of the government into the cost of cognitive diseases caused by ageing in Australia, finding that it totalled approximately ...