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Chief economist update: Three minutes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... know you think you understand what you thought I said but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant". Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset ...

Industry fund buys $7 million beef stake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
A $70 billion industry superannuation fund is investing about $7 million in a growing NSW agribusiness. First State Super has invested $6.7 million in Stone Axe Pastoral at Ebor - alongside a commitment from the NSW Government of $3.3 million via its ...

Blockchain saving mutual funds US$2.6bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
Switching to blockchain infrastructure can save the mutual funds industry US$2.6 billion in back office costs, latest Calastone research shows. The study, which surveyed 234 global mutual funds, measured the economic impact of blockchain and automation. ...

BTFG names insurers on expanded APL

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
BT Financial Group advisers will see two insurers added to the BT life insurance approved product list from March, a threefold increase on the current APL. AIA Australia and TAL products will be available alongside BT Protection Plans, underwritten ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... ore (which has a higher iron content) to raise efficiency. China's iron ore imports increase by 9.0% in the year to January. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset ...

Industry fund CIO retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
The chief investment officer at a $9 billion industry superannuation fund is retiring after more than eight years in the role. Retiring from Catholic Super is Garrie Lette. He currently oversees the investment arrangements of the fund's $9 billion MyLife ...

Small cap boutique appoints investments GM from Perennial

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
Perennial's former general manager of investment services, who departed in January after 11 years, is taking on a new role for an Australian boutique asset manager. Brian Thomas has been appointed general manager of business and investments at Eight ...

Former Charter adviser receives permanent ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
A former Charter Financial Planning adviser is permanently banned for dishonestly charging clients more than $65,000 in fees. ASIC has banned Brenton John Poynter of Baulkham Hills in NSW from providing financial services after an investigation found ...

Former wealth group chief joins Macrovue

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
AMP-supported fintech Macrovue has appointed a wealth management veteran as its new chief executive. Rod Bristow joins Macrovue in the lead role from Infocus, where he was managing director and chief executive for five years. Before that, he was national ...

DomaCom increases financial planner exposure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
DomaCom has entered an integration agreement with the most widely used financial planning software in Australia. Under a new partnership, users of IRESS' XPLAN can now include DomaCom sub-fund investments in client portfolio reports. Properties are ...