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Prime Financial increases stake in MPR

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
ASX-listed Prime Financial Group is purchasing its largest stake in any one company, entering arrangements to increase holdings in Melbourne accounting and advisory firm MPR Group. Prime is increasing its stake in MPR from 40% to 93% through the issue ...

AZ NGA appoints Genesys vet as advice GM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
AZ Next Generation Advisory has appointed a new general manager, financial planning. Adrian Ashton joins AZ NGA from Financial Keys, where he worked as a financial adviser. Prior to that, he was director of the licensee advice, mergers and acquisitions ...

Central bank Olympics - the race is on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
Some of the world's major central banks have already started the race even before the opening ceremony of "Rio 2016" on the 3rd of August. Perhaps it was much too early but the European Central Bank (ECB) opted not to start running when at its governing ...

Australians overconfident when it comes to income risk

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
New research from Zurich reveals that nearly half of Australians (47%) believe they have a less than 10% chance of lost earnings due to disability or illness. The research conducted in partnership with the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment ...

Wilson explains Aurora fund wind-up proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
Wilson Asset Management has outlined to unitholders why the HHY fund, managed by Keybridge Capital, should be shut down. Arguing that the "expertise to manage the HHY portfolio promoted to unitholders is no longer at Keybridge," Wilson's letter referred ...

Goal based investing puts retirees in the spotlight

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
A focus on the accumulator and obsession with superannuation has shifted the focus away from retirement investment, according to AMP Capital who is set to launch two new goals based products. Through focusing on a goal based approach, AMP Capital hopes ...

Opportunities ahead for Chinese outlet malls

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
Despite slowing economic growth, a shift from investment and credit driven growth to consumer driven growth is a silver lining for China's outlet mall sector, according to new research from TH Real Estate. The research report examines the outlook for ...

Industry fund CIO leaves for impact investor

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
The chief investment officer at one of Australia's largest superannuation funds is leaving to join global impact investment firm LeapFrog Investments. First State Super's Richard Brandweiner is stepping down from his role to join LeapFrog, citing a ...

Wilson submits request to shut down Aurora fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
Wilson Asset Management has submitted a request for an extraordinary general meeting to wind up an Aurora Funds Management fund. Aurora is the responsible entity for the HHY Fund, which is designed to give investors exposure to loans and hybrid securities ...

BetaShares launches new sector ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
ETF provider BetaShares has added two new exchange traded funds to its growing stable. The new products are BetaShares Global Gold Miners ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: MNRS) and BetaShares Global Banks ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: BNKS). Both are hedged ...