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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... Australian Federal elections dented Australian business sentiment as could be expected, but only just. The National Australia Bank (NAB) business confidence index eased to a reading of plus 4 in July from plus 5 in the previous month. Similarly, the ...

ANZ nine-month cash profit down

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
ANZ Bank's third quarter cash profit for the financial year was down 3% to $5.2 billion as bad debt continues to claw at profits. The group highlighted an increase of 5% in profit before provisions, with income increasing at a quicker rate than expenses. ...

Infocus appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... Previously, he was chief executive of Transfield, managing director at Gresham Private Equity and head of Asia at Deutsche Bank Capital Partners. Commenting on the appointment, Infocus founder and chair Darren Steinhardt said: "We are looking forward ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... 0.2% annual rate of decline in imports in July, a sharp improvement from June's 10.0% drop. Indonesia consumer confidence Bank Indonesia's consumer confidence index rose to a reading of 114.2 in July - the highest level since March 2015 - from 113.7 ...

Bentleys NSW takes the leap into financial planning

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
Mid-tier accounting, taxation and audit firm, Bentleys NSW, has launched a new financial advisory division, Bentleys Wealth Advisors. Led by newly appointed managing director of Bentleys Wealth Advisors, Matthew Cassidy, the division is focused on offering ...

AZ NGA appoints Genesys vet as advice GM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... South Wales state manager at Leveraged Equities/Bendigo Wealth, and was senior manager dealership services for St George Bank Financial Planning before that. He has also held roles at Legal and General Australia and Professional Investment Services. ...

Central bank Olympics - the race is on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... even before the opening ceremony of "Rio 2016" on the 3rd of August. Perhaps it was much too early but the European Central Bank (ECB) opted not to start running when at its governing council meeting on 21 July, it left monetary policy unchanged - refinancing ...

ABA denies precedent for matching RBA cash rates

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... Australian Bankers' Association has rejected calls from Parliament to justify its interest rate pricing based on the Reserve Bank's cash rate. Following the RBA cutting the cash rate to 1.75%, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told media that "the commercial ...

ACFS head departs to Vic government

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... Economics Society of Australia (Victoria branch) and director at CEDA, and was previously a senior executive at Commonwealth Bank. He will formally take over as director on 15 August. ACFS has a mission to provide thought leadership in financial services ...

ANZ names chief economist

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
ANZ has promoted Richard Yetsenga as the bank's chief economist following a temporary five months in the role. Yetsenga was appointed as acting chief economist in March following the departure of Warren Hogan. Yetsenga joined ANZ in 2011, and prior ...