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Government lagging on super policy: Labor

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... superannuation that we can agree on to make financial services and super work for more Australians and that should be our focus," said Chalmers.

Infocus purchases another advice business

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... or bring on a partner to help fund further growth; and allows us to diversify our group revenue model," Bristow said. "We focus on advice businesses in major population and growth areas nationally. Our proprietary financial planning software allows these ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... Markit's economist Pollyanna De Lima, commented in the report that, "In addition to the underlying growth picture, a lot of focus remains on the trend in prices. On this front, March's survey suggests that inflationary pressures in manufacturing are ...

Pengana absolute return fund shifts to daily pricing

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
Australian funds management group, Pengana has announced that its Pengana Absolute Return Asia Pacific Fund (PARAPF) has moved to daily pricing. The move brings the fund's pricing, and processing of applications and redemptions in line with the rest ...

NAB appoints MD for innovation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... to deliver innovative solutions for our customers," Forest said. NAB Ventures was designed to "further accelerate [NAB's] focus on customer-led innovation," and the fund will be deployed over three years from 2016. NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn ...

Crowe Horwath makes two senior appointments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... competitive price. "We are pleased to recruit such great talent and though they are based in Queensland, they will have a national focus. "These appointments also reflect the increasing significance of Queensland within our network. The Sunshine State's ...

Melbourne and Perth to receive a $25m arts education initiative

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
The Packer Family Foundation and Crown Resorts have announced an eight year commitment to a new arts education initiative in Perth and Melbourne. The joint initiative was announced based on the success of the Western Sydney Arts Initiative. The program ...

Suncorp searching for new chief info officer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
Suncorp chief information officer Matt Pancino has resigned after five years at the banking, wealth and insurance group. Pancino will finish at Suncorp on April 29, and most recently he has been responsible for digital enablement, cloud and infrastructure ...

ASIC releases 2016 enforcement report

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... December 2015, flagging integrity of financial market benchmarks and disclosure obligations and market abuse as key areas of focus for the future. The report highlighted that over the six month period ASIC secured $149 million in compensation and remediation ...

Financial services leading Australian M&A

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
Law firm Pitcher Partners believes financial services and professional services will continue to lead mid-market merger and acquisition deals for the remainder of 2016. In the second issue of its Dealmakers report, Pitcher Partners said M&A deals in ...