Above-average business conditions and sentiment: survey

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NAB Business survey Business confidence and conditions: The NAB business confidence index rose from +4.7 points in December to +10.0 points in January (long-term average is +5.1 points). But the... Read more continue reading

Grow Finance expands senior leadership team with key appointment

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Rapidly growing SME lender Grow Finance has strengthened its executive management team with the appointment of a chief operating officer. Lee Clarke brings a wealth of banking and finance experience,... Read more continue reading

Centrepoint Alliance and Intelliflo form agreement to establish new era of advice tech for Australia

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Centrepoint Alliance, a leading provider of advice and business services to financial advice firms throughout Australia, has announced its first-mover agreement with Intelliflo, the UK’s market leader for financial advice... Read more continue reading

Lifespan expands adviser support with key hires

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Lifespan Financial Planning, one of Australia’s largest privately owned financial advice networks, has boosted support for its rapidly growing cohort of financial advisers with the appointment of two National Practice... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 5 February 2021

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets rebounded over the last week helped by good economic data and earnings news, reduced concerns around vaccines and... Read more continue reading

Outlook for commercial property in 2021

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Listening to the news headlines it would be easy for one to think the outlook for commercial property in Australia was weak. However, despite all the noise surrounding the threat... Read more continue reading

Australian Actuaries Climate Index shows most extreme Spring to date

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The Australian Actuaries Climate Index shows that the Spring of 2020 exhibited extreme weather in comparison with the same season in previous years. While a temperature index value of this... Read more continue reading

AIA Australia to team with the Sydney Swans to incentivise healthier, longer, better lives

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AIA Australia has announced a new AFL partnership, this time with the Sydney Swans as the club’s Official Life, Health and Wellbeing Partner, as well as Membership Partner. AIA Australia is... Read more continue reading

BT appoints Head of Platforms as migrations get underway

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BT has announced the appointment of Kieran Varcoe as its new Head of Platforms. Kieran joins BT with more than 20 years’ wealth and platforms experience, having specialised in product... Read more continue reading

Investment Trends names Head of Strategy

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Investment Trends has appointed Andrew Tunny as Head of Strategy. Andrew’s appointment affirms Investment Trends’ commitment to widen the breadth and depth of our consumer and intermediary research to meet... Read more continue reading