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ClearView hire aligns growth plan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
ClearView Wealth is positioning itself for continued growth in 2017 with the appointment of former BT Financial Group senior manager Jeffery Scott as head of product. Scott will drive the development of life insurance and wealth management solutions ...

No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
"Not partial membership of the European Union, associate membership of the European Union, or anything that leaves us half-in, half-out. We do not seek to adopt a model already enjoyed by other countries. We do not seek to hold on to bits of membership ...

Technological advancement puts infrastructure at risk: KPMG

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
An industry consultant says the rapid pace of technological change is putting infrastructure assets at risk of being obsolete before the end of anticipated lifecycles. In its Emerging Trends in Infrastructure 2017 report, KPMG says infrastructure planners ...

Hunter Hall appoints LIC director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
Hunter Hall appointed a new director for its listed investment company following Peter Hall's resignation. David Groves is currently a non-executive director at Hunter Hall and will now take on a board position at Hunter Hall Global Value Limited. He ...

ASIC imposes $40,000 penalty

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
Financial services firm Pershing Securities paid a $40,000 infringement notice issued by ASIC's Markets Disciplinary Panel after a failure of its automated processing system. In a statement released by ASIC, the Markets Disciplinary Panel said they ...

Rising exports drive wider surplus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
Things continue to look up in the Eurozone. Eurostat reported that the region's trade surplus widened to €25.9 billion in November from €20.2 billion in the previous month and €22.9 billion in November 2015. This was better than market expectations ...

Veteran Suncorp executive departs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
A Suncorp executive will resign this month after 17 years at the banking and wealth management group. Clayton Herbert has held numerous senior positions at Suncorp, including deputy chief financial officer, acting group chief financial officer, group ...

In-house investment leading mandate charge

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
The rise of in-house investment by Australian superannuation funds means they collectively became the highest mandate winner in the 12 months to September 2016. Rainmaker Information's latest Mandate Chaser report shows the highest number of super fund ...

A-dollar rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi! Australia's legal tender is again doing the rounds of the headlines. Disappointment over Trump's press conference last week - he talked and talked about everything except about his economic policies - brought the ...

Last chance to attend Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
The 2017 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum is once again set to unveil the thoughts and forecasts from some of the top economic minds in Australia and the globe. Held at The Westin Sydney on 31 January and Grand Hyatt Melbourne on 2 February ...