LaSalle Investment announces head of global portfolio strategies

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LaSalle Investment Management (“LaSalle”) has announced that Brian Klinksiek will join LaSalle as Head of European Research and Global Portfolio Strategies, effective 15 September 2020. Based in London, he will... Read more continue reading

2020 FPA Award nominations open with new category acknowledging innovation and automation

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is calling for nominations to the 2020 FPA Awards, an annual program recognising excellence by the FPA members in financial planning and notable... Read more continue reading

Iress announces appointment of Chief Commercial Officer 

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Iress (IRE.ASX) has announced the appointment of Michael Blomfield to a newly-created role of Chief Commercial Officer. The Chief Commercial Officer will be responsible for Iress’ business growth objectives, including... Read more continue reading

ANZIIF approved to deliver Level 5 equivalent compliance training for New Zealand General Insurance Advisers

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New Zealand General Insurance Brokers can rely on the ANZIIF New Zealand Compliance for Advisers (General Insurance Broking)’ and associated pathways, to demonstrate the standards of competence, knowledge and skill... Read more continue reading

Total property listings increased in July

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Key points National residential property listings increased in July by 3.8% from 301,140 listings in June 2020 to 312,680. Compared to 12 months ago, listings were down by 1.2%. Nearly... Read more continue reading

Kylie O’Connor to head AMP Capital’s real estate business

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AMP Capital has announced Kylie O’Connor has been promoted to lead its real estate business and will join the leadership group.  Ms O’Connor is currently AMP Capital Real Estate’s Chief... Read more continue reading

Retail spending up 8.5 per cent over the year

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Retail trade Retail trade: Retail trade rose by 2.7 per cent in June (consensus: +2.4 per cent) after rising by 16.9 per cent in May. Retail trade is up 8.5... Read more continue reading

AMP launches MyNorth IndexPlus managed portfolios

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AMP has further strengthened its managed portfolios offer for advisers and clients, launching the IndexPlus managed portfolio range. The new portfolios are delivered through AMP’s flagship wrap platform, MyNorth, and are available... Read more continue reading

Lonsec upgrades Chester High Conviction to ‘Recommended’

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Copia Investment Partners has announced that the Chester High Conviction Fund has been upgraded to a “Recommended” rating by research house, Lonsec. The Fund offers investors a concentrated and benchmark-unaware... Read more continue reading

FASEA releases June exam results

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FASEA has released exam results from the sixth Financial Advisers Exam held in June 2020. Result highlights include: due to COVID-19 restrictions, the exam was held online from 11 to... Read more continue reading