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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
Australia private sector credit The latest update on Australia's private sector credit provides a first look at the impact of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cut in the official cash rate from 2.0% to 1.75% on the 3rd of May. Total private sector ...

SMSFA appoints corporate development GM

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
The SMSF Association has appointed a new general manager, corporate development. Craig Jameson was previously managing director at Super Concepts, before becoming director business operations at AMP SMSF. SuperConcepts was bought by SuperIQ in 2013 ...

HFA CFO departs after a month

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
The chief financial officer of ASX-listed hedge fund portfolio management holding company HFA is departing after a month at the firm. Henry Capra joined HFA in May as CFO and company secretary. Most recently he was head of custody and fund services ...

Insurance giant appoints Australian underwriter to Asia role

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
Chubb, which recently merged with ACE Insurance, has recently promoted its environmental risk underwriter for Australia and New Zealand to a broader Asia role. Oliver McCauley will now be Chubb's environmental risk underwriter for Asia, reporting to ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
Australia new home sales The Housing Industry Association reported that sales of new homes fell by 4.4% to 7,278 units in the month of May following a 4.7% decline in the previous month. Sales of detached homes continued to contract - down by 6.7% in ...

First State Super confirms firefighter academy investment

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
Investment from First State Super is helping to build a world class training facility for Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW). Launched by NSW Minister for Emergency Services, David Elliott and FRNSW commissioner Greg Mullins, the Fire & Rescue NSW Academy is ...

TH Real Estate partners for China fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
TH Real Estate has partnered with a China-focused real estate private equity firm to launch a specialist China Outlet Mall Fund. TH Real Estate will be the fund manager for the new product, while Gaw Capital Partners will act as co-capital sponsor and ...

Merger gives Bentleys state-wide presence

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
Mid-tier accounting and advisory network, Bentleys, has bolstered its Tasmanian presence following a merger with a Hobart-based accounting and financial planning firm. Effective from 1 July 2016, the merger with Tenuto Financial will position Bentleys ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
US GDP The Bureau of Economic Analysis' (BEA) third estimate of the US economy showed that real GDP grew at an annualised rate of 1.1% in the first quarter of this year. This is higher than market expectations for a 1.0% growth and an upgrade from the ...

Chinese and Dutch investment giants explore long-term alliance

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
One of China's largest asset managers and the in-house investment manager for the Netherlands' $500 billion National Civil Pension Fund (ABP) are in discussions to form a long-term strategic alliance. APG manages assets for ABP, which is the Netherlands' ...