Abacus reviews advertising in response to ASIC’s concerns

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Abacus Australian Mutuals (Abacus) has reviewed its industry advertising campaign – ‘It all comes back to you’ – in response to ASIC concerns that consumers were at risk of being... Read more continue reading

CMC Markets and optionsXpress Australia partner for CFDs and share trading

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Superior education offering combined with cutting edge trading platform provides innovative investment solution CMC Markets and optionsXpress Australia, a leading online derivatives trading firm, today announced a new partnership for... Read more continue reading

Consumers display caution

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Dwelling starts at six-year Consumer sentiment; New car sales; Dwelling starts The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence eased in the latest month. The index fell by 5.0 per cent... Read more continue reading

Russell adds three directors to global alternatives team

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Expansion continues with the appointment of industry experts in hedge funds, private equity and operational due diligence. As part of ongoing efforts to deepen its global capabilities and resources in... Read more continue reading

INGIM further strengthens wholesale capabilities with new appointments

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Key distribution hire in northern region Push into adviser and platform sector continues ING Investment Management (INGIM) Australia has continued to expand its push into the wholesale intermediary market with... Read more continue reading

Businesses hopeful; Farmers rejoice; Cash is still king

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NAB business survey; ABARE Crop Report; Consumer finances Business confidence is up; conditions are down. According to the NAB business survey, the business confidence index rose from +2.4 in July... Read more continue reading

ASIC reaches sixth Westpoint settlement

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ASIC has reached an agreement to settle its actions against Barzen Pty Ltd (formerly Dukes Financial Services Pty Ltd) and Mr Joseph Dukes (collectively ‘Dukes’), for $1 million. This settlement... Read more continue reading

More joy for motorists; Construction loans slump

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Lending finance; Petrol price; Credit/debit cards The Australian Institute of Petroleum reports that the average Australian petrol price fell by 2.2 cents last week. Over the past fortnight prices have... Read more continue reading

Aussie tourism in trouble

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Regional economy Australia’s tourism sector was already in trouble, but it is now set to come under even more pressure from renewed strength of the Aussie dollar. The Australian dollar... Read more continue reading

Charter Hall Direct Property appoints Brendan Cannon as Key Account Manager for WA and QLD

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Charter Hall Direct Property has appointed Brendan Cannon as its Key Account Manager for Western Australia and Queensland; two of the business’ growth markets. In his new role, Mr Cannon... Read more continue reading