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Chief economist update: The good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
First, the good news: The Australian Bureau of Statistics'(ABS) latest update on the country's labour market confirmed the continued strengthening in the labour market. Total employment increased by 34,700 in the month of December -- more than twice ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
Check out this blog to get an hourly update on the latest announcements, session highlights and social media commentary live at the AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference. 10.30pm - AFA caps its annual conference with an awards gala ceremony for the 2017 ...

Industry super veteran to depart Cbus

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
Cbus revealed that a founding member of its investment team will depart after 17 years. Trish Donohue, who currently serves as group executive, investment services and solutions, first joined the fund in 2000 and has been a member of the executive team ...

Twelve million Aussies see benefits of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
A new advertising campaign launched by the Financial Planning Association of Australia is attempting to bust the myth that financial advice is just for the wealthy. The nationwide initiative is designed to demonstrate the value of financial advice ...

Nikko AM restructures fixed income team

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
Nikko Asset Management is merging its Australian fixed income division with its global team, which will see the departure of three local staff members. The Australian operation is integrating with the firm's London-based global fixed income team and ...

Former ANZ planner cops ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
ASIC has banned a former ANZ Financial Planning representative for five years. The regulator found that Andrew TambyRajah of Sydney engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct while employed by ANZ Financial Planning between 19 January 2006 and 30 July ...

EM equities beating global indices: VanEck

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
Emerging market equities have outperformed global indices over 2016's third quarter after several years of underperformance, according to VanEck research. VanEck emerging markets equity portfolio manager David Semple explained that while EM has "generally ...

Christmas in September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Ho, ho, ho. Merry Christmas everybody, merry Christmas! The Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) played jolly old saint Nicolas, decking the financial market halls with boughs of holly (fa la la...) on the 21st of September. Santa Kuroda ...

Hunter Hall delivers profit boost

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
Hunter Hall delivered an 86.8% boost in statutory after-tax profit to $7.8 million in the year to 30 June 2016. This was driven by major gains in investment income and performance fees - even if funds under management only increased slightly by 1.9% ...

SMSF trustees increasing use of planners

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
SMSF trustees are trending upwards in their use of financial planners for the first time since 2007 according to new research jointly released by Vanguard and Investment Trends. The firms' annual self-managed superannuation fund report, which collated ...