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Wealth firm acquires taxation educator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... Investments, has paid $360,750 to acquire 65% of Taxbytes; a provider of in-house tax training to the accounting and legal industries. Knowledge Shop has also agreed to acquire the remaining 35% equity in the company in three years' time. Under the agreement ...

Chief economist update: iPhone and Black Friday sales ring up retail registers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... seasonally adjusted terms, rises were led by the household goods (4.5 per cent) and other retailing (2.2 per cent) industries... Seasonally adjusted sales in both these industries are influenced by the release of the iPhone X and the increasing popularity ...

ANZ attempts sale to Chinese conglomerate, blocked by NZ regulator

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
... highly profitable and strong business, with great staff and customers, and a growing loan portfolio across a range of industries. UDC's focus remains on its core business of financing vehicles and equipment for people and companies across New Zealand ...

Super SA appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... leadership in May 2014. Bennett brings more than 20 years' experience to Super SA, having also held roles with Energy Industries Super, REST Industry Super, Members Equity Bank and AustralianSuper. "Dascia brings a wealth of experience and knowledge ...

Russell wins consulting mandate from $700m super fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
... Super, which represents over 14,500 NSW-based employees in the electrical contracting, communication and associated industries, selected Russell following a comprehensive review. NESS Super acting chief executive Peter Murphy said the super fund "is ...

Superannuation fears regulatory strangle: ASFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... discussed areas where superannuation funds could make further investment, including long term debt markets, emerging industries, and infrastructure innovation. "Let's explore and realise the finest of those ideas - always along the way ensuring that ...

Industry funds adopt robo-advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... management. Operating for more than 15 years, GuildSuper members work in the pharmacy, veterinary and allied health industries. Child Care Super is dedicated to the early learning industry. Separately, a new partnership with Mercer and the University ...

Gender pay gap widespread in financial services: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... working conditions in place. Women represented only 38.5% of senior management roles, placing sixth across different industries. It fell way behind health care and social assistance, and the education and training sectors, which have a larger proportion ...

HESTA announces life insurance facelift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... insurance provided to members to continue to meet the fund's specific needs of members in the health and community services industries. HESTA has more than 820,000 members and manages more than $40 billion of members' assets.

Nikko AM enters SMA partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... Morgan Stanley Wealth's Australian clients the benefit of exposure to disruptive innovation, which is transforming industries and the global economy," he said. The SMA provides opportunity for astute investors to potentially glean enormous benefit from ...