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NSW Medical Devices Fund grants $8.6m

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016

... hubs, mid-tech companies and investors together to commercialise devices for export and to streamline the clinical assessment required for use in the NSW health system. Since the first round in 2013, the MDF has helped multiple companies establish successful ...

AMP Capital hires new director

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016

AMP Capital has appointed a new director. Earlier in October, Peter Varghese was appointed to AMP's board, and will now take up another position on the board of its investment management subsidiary. He recently stepped down from his role as the Secretary ...

More poor customer outcomes expected: Narev

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016

Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev anticipates there will be more cases of poor customer outcomes as an independent review of the bank continues. Narev told the ongoing parliamentary committee in Canberra yesterday that while CBA has implemented ...

Australian funds rank well on ESG

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016

... other end of the spectrum, 21% of funds were rated 'low'. "Australian equity funds certainly look to be adopting ESG assessment into the investment decision," said Sweeney. "Overall, it is an encouraging trend and supportive of the long term alpha opportunity ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016

... to 99.0 and is the highest level since the Great Recession in 2009. The Conference Board reports that, "Consumers' assessment of present-day conditions improved, primarily the result of a more positive view of the labor market. Looking ahead, consumers ...

Alternatives fund takes stake in Ignition Wealth

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016

... 15% of the market, leaving 85% of Australians unadvised." Millinium managing director Tom Wallace agreed with this assessment, saying: "The Millinium Alternatives Fund's key objective is to deliver extraordinary results to our investors. "Globally, digital ...

Central banks still got their mojo

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016

... inflation, and other factors at a particular point in time. However, the economic outlook is inherently uncertain, and any assessment of the appropriate path for the federal funds rate will change in response to changes to the economic outlook and associated ...

Christmas in September

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016

Super inefficiencies coming to the fore

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016

... remaining 22 to be removed. ASFA has highlighted where several criteria should be cut, for example, the replication of assessment criteria for member behaviour could be moved in to one criterion.

Where's the Brexit-induced recession?

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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