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Australian subscription firms outperform ASX growth index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
A new report on the subscription economy has revealed Australian subscription companies grew revenues 10 times the rate of the ASX sales-per-share index. The report by Zoura found that over a seven year period, from 2012 to 2018, the companies featured ...

CFR, ATO report on SMSF borrowing arrangements

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
A new report by the Council of Financial Regulators (CFR) and the Australian Tax Office (ATO) has found limited recourse borrowing arrangements in SMSFs are not a risk to the financial system. The report by CFR and ATO was commissioned by the government ...

New ethics test for bankers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia entered into an agreement to introduce an ethics test for Australian bankers and securities markets professionals. The test has been developed in partnership with the Chartered Institute for Securities ...

BGL announces new integrations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
The provider of ASIC corporate compliance solutions and SMSF administration announced new integrations. In what BGL says is an "industry first", the company announced an integration with Smarter SMSF which will allow CAS 360 and Simple Fund 360 clients ...

Chief economist update: Woe to the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
You've been warned. It was only exactly one week ago when I discussed the VIX and MOVE indices - the fear gauge for the stock and bond markets, respectively - and how they've been sharply coming down since the Fed announced its pause very in ...

Banks move to derisk, workforces shrink

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
Australian employment figures and economic outlook could take a hit as major banks move to derisk their businesses by hiving off wealth and financial advice businesses. Westpac has announced it is exiting personal financial advice. Commonwealth Bank ...

Top staff at Regal get equity

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
Regal Funds Management's key people have just acquired equity stakes in the boutique for the first time, after Phil King's family bought back a 30% stake from Ascalon. The King Family trust took 100% ownership of the boutique in October. As ...

HESTA appoints new director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
The $46 billion industry fund for health and community service workers has appointed a new director. Sophie Ismail was appointed to the HESTA board this month, representing the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). Ismail will replace Michael Borowick ...

Former Apple exec links with AMP Capital

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
AMP Capital hired a former Apple operations executive as a senior adviser in its infrastructure equity business. Thomas Preising has joined AMP Capital, as the firm begins an effort to streamline and enhance the operations of its global infrastructure ...

Barefoot Investor boosts Rest indexed options demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
Rest is seeing an uptake to its recently launched low-cost indexed options thanks to the Barefoot Investor. Rest chief executive Vicki Doyle says since launching three indexed options last December, the influence of Barefoot Investor Scott Pape in simplifying ...