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Poll provides fresh defence against Royal Commission

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... support a royal commission into banks "when they understand what a Royal Commission involves." The findings turn a recent Research Now poll on its head which showed two thirds of people do support an enquiry. The ABA claimed that figure was inflated ...

NSW Medical Devices Fund grants $8.6m

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... deliver life-saving benefits for patients," she said. The NSW Government set up the Medical Devices Fund in 2012 to bring research hubs, mid-tech companies and investors together to commercialise devices for export and to streamline the clinical assessment ...

Perpetual appoints distribution GM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... Investments' head of wholesale business, having joined Perpetual in 2012. Prior to that, he was head of national accounts and research at NAB Asset Management and held a consulting position at Count Financial. He has also held senior roles at Colonial ...

BTIS appoints head of equities from Russell

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... has appointed a new head of equities. James McSkimming joins the group from Russell Investments, where he was head of research. At Russell, he was instrumental in the creation of the firm's Australian Responsible Investment ETF, launched on the ASX in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
US export and import prices The Fed's view that the negative impact of import prices on consumer price inflation would be easing appears to be in the money with the latest import price index showing continued improvement. Though less than the expected ...

Reduced contribution cap hurts women, self-employed workers: SMSFA

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... older workers, in particular women and those who are self-employed. Following the release of SMSF Association/Rice Warner research on the subject, Slattery explained at a press conference in Sydney that, in general, SMSF trustees generally only start ...

Lonsec exec joins Recreo Financial

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... new director of clients and markets. Alfons Fiorindo joins Recreo from Lonsec, where he was head of sales for Lonsec Research and SuperRatings. He was also a director of Lonsec's Adviser Network and Lonsec Stockbroking businesses, and held the position ...

Super engagement strategies still misfiring

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
New research released by consumer group Choice reveals that engagement strategies by super funds are still a work in progress. The research: Project Superpower. Informing a strategy to engage people with their superannuation is a qualitative study that ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
Australia consumer sentiment The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment improved to 102.4 in October, up by 1.1% from September's 101.4 reading. October's figure is the third straight month of improving sentiment after the index hit ...

Private capital industry growing at record speed

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
Of the 168 private capital funds active in 2016, 23 were newly-established between January and August - the highest rate on record, according to a new Preqin report. The Preqin Insight: Alternative Assets in Australia report examines Australia's $180 ...