Capital Finance expands management team with new hire

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Capital Financial Australia Limited, Australia’s largest independent specialist financier of cars and equipment, has expanded its senior management team with the appointment of Callum Davidson to the newly created role... Read more continue reading

Moneytribe set to revolutionise shopping for financial products

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Dr David Urpani, who co-founded iSelect in 2000, has announced the online launch of Moneytribe, a new free to use social platform set to revolutionise the way Australians access product... Read more continue reading

The Italian election and European risk

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This edition of Oliver’s Insights looks at the implications of the Italian parliamentary elections. The key points are as follows: An inconclusive election in Italy, which has put a cloud... Read more continue reading

ASIC publishes fifth market supervision report

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ASIC has published its fifth report on the supervision of Australian financial markets and market participants. Report 327 ASIC supervision of markets and participants: July to December 2012 (REP 327) shows... Read more continue reading

RBA explains dollar policy & Italy in the spotlight

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Reserve Bank assistant governor Guy Debelle has reiterated that the RBA has scope to cut rates further to offset the effects of a stronger Australian dollar. What does it all... Read more continue reading

Wingate appoints executive director

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Boutique international equities manager Wingate Asset Management has appointed Louise McIlwraith as executive director.   In the newly created position, Ms McIlwraith will have overall responsibility for general business management... Read more continue reading

Perpetual Investments wins Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year Award

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Morningstar Australasia Pty Limited has announced the winners of the Australian Morningstar Awards 2013. Perpetual Investments took the top award as Morningstar’s Austalian Fund Manager of the Year. “The winners... Read more continue reading

High Aussie dollar has led to lower interest rates

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The Reserve Bank Governor has delivered testimony to the House of Representatives Economics Committee. The Governor says that the economy in 2012 was growing close to trend or average but... Read more continue reading

Weekly market and economic update

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Shares were hit mid week by concerns triggered by the minutes from the last Fed meeting that it may exit quantitative easing earlier than had been thought, renewed property tightening... Read more continue reading

Wages: Winners & losers

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Average weekly ordinary time earnings rose by 3.5 per cent in the six months to November 2012 to be 5 per cent higher than a year ago. Private sector wages... Read more continue reading