Macrovue appoints new Chief Marketing Officer

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Leading Australian fintech Macrovue is pleased to announced it has appointed Scott Spencer as Chief Marketing Officer. Spencer has some 15 years’ marketing experience across a diverse range of financial... Read more continue reading

Perpetual three-year philanthropic partnership shifts focus to NFP data management

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For three years Perpetual and Stanford PACS have been on a mission tackle one of the biggest social issues that we’re faced with today; the management, protection and ownership of data and the implications for... Read more continue reading

Super members can expect a better second half to 2018

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Australia’s superannuation fund members have reason to expect a pickup in performance in the second half of 2018, following a volatile first half that saw super funds scrambling to recover... Read more continue reading

Extending SuperStream to SMSF rollovers gets thumbs up

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The Federal Government’s decision to release draft regulations to extend SuperStream to self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) rollovers has the strong backing of the SMSF Association. The announcement, by the Minister... Read more continue reading

HUB24 records annual net inflows of $2.4b

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Quarterly update Record net inflows for FY18 of $2.4b, an increase of 24.1% on pcp June Quarter net inflows[1] of $739m, the 2nd highest quarter on record, with gross inflows... Read more continue reading

Unemployment rate falls to 5½-year low

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Labour force Employment rose by 50,900 in June after a 13,400 increase in May (previously reported as a rise of 12,000 jobs). Full-time jobs rose by 41,200 and part-time jobs rose... Read more continue reading

Growth Farms attracts cornerstone investor for new farm leasing fund

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One of Australia’s leading financial planning firms, Providence Wealth, has made a substantial investment in Growth Farms Australia’s new farm leasing fund, the Australian Agricultural Lease Fund, acting as a... Read more continue reading

MetLife Australia Appoints David Campbell Chief Operating Officer

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MetLife Australia has appointed Mr David Campbell as Chief Operating Officer and member of the Australian Leadership Team, effective 17 September 2018. Mr Campbell will join MetLife from TAL Life, where he... Read more continue reading

FASEA a major hurdle for SMSF advice

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Last week, FASEA released a consultation paper on the adviser examination that will be in place from January 1, 2019. This release completed a suite of FASEA position papers, from... Read more continue reading

Melbourne draws record Sydney air travellers

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Domestic aviation Air traffic: According to the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) there were 5.09 million passengers carried on Australian domestic commercial aviation (including charter operations) in... Read more continue reading