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SIV interest wanes after rule changes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
Applications for Significant Investor Visas (SIVs) have fallen dramatically since new rules requiring investment in start-ups and emerging companies were introduced in July. Reports from November showed there have been just 19 applications since the ...

AMP Capital to acquire Nordic infrastructure company

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... businesses throughout its areas of operation. The company is currently owned by EQT Infrastructure, which was advised by Danske Bank and Hannes Snellman during the transaction. "I am thrilled to partner with Infracapital to secure Adven for our investors," ...

Lesson in expectations management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... Yellen). But doesn't the ECB's decision to announce less-er stimulus than what markets were expecting also imply the central bank's confidence in the Eurozone economy? Draghi said so himself, "Looking ahead, we expect the economic recovery to proceed. ...

NAB appoints group executive

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... very important appointment to our Executive Leadership team. "Our vision is to be Australia and New Zealand's most respected bank, and to achieve this goal we need to drive continuous change throughout our organisation."

Mine Wealth + Wellbeing partners admin newcomer

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
Mine Wealth + Wellbeing is changing its administration systems provider to Recreo Financial, a small fintech company with its early experience in the SMSF market. The deal sees the$9.5 billion mining industry super fund taking a minority stake in Recreo. ...

More CBA-aligned advisers under scrutiny

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... compensation program. This is the key finding in KordaMentha Forensic's second report on past activities by the two Commonwealth Bank (CBA) aligned advice businesses. The second report was required under conditions imposed by the Australian Securities ...

Zurich appoints global life chief

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... at Fidelity Worldwide Investment. He has also held positions at Prudential Group, AXA, the Automobile Association and the Bank of Scotland. "I am delighted to welcome Gary in our Group Executive Committee," said Zurich interim chief executive Tom de ...

Be alert to recession amid growth headwinds: PIMCO

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... returns as we enter 2016. "Broadly speaking, we remain constructive on credit, particularly down the capital structure in the bank sector. While global bank capital securities have been an attractive source of returns for a while now, the pricing of ...

RBA Gov on Fed lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... go, most are still uncertain of its ramifications - immediate and longer term. Not even the good governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Glenn Stevens, it seems. In his regular end-of-year tete-a-tete with the Australian Financial Review (AFR) ...

ASIC bans NAB-aligned adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
A financial adviser linked with National Australia Bank (NAB) owned Meritum Financial Group has been banned for six years by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). NAB has welcomed ASIC's action against Mark Tidbury after the bank ...