Melbourne vacancy rate drops to near 10-year low

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Housing data released by SQM Research this week has revealed the vacancy rate tumbled to just 1.7% in Melbourne in February this year, a near 10-year low, while falling in... Read more continue reading

IOOF appoints new head of Technical Services

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IOOF has announced the promotion of Martin Breckon to Head of Technical Services, replacing Kate Anderson who recently moved to a senior role at IOOF-owned, Bridges Financial Services. Martin has... Read more continue reading

Infocus staff giving continues in 2017

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To support the group’s staff giving program, Infocus recently surveyed all 70 staff across the group to select a Charity who will benefit from this year’s fundraising activity. In 2017,... Read more continue reading

Powerwrap hits $6 billion Funds Under Administration

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Australian financial services company Powerwrap Limited yesterday reported that its Funds Under Administration (FUA) had reached $6 billion, an increase of $480 million in the last month and $1 billion... Read more continue reading

Mentor announces exclusive alliance with Suitebox to deliver industry excellence for consumers & advisers

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Mentor Education founder and MD Dr Mark Sinclair has announced an exclusive technology alliance and partnership with Suitebox. Mentor Education is leading the way in the financial services sector with... Read more continue reading

Peter Shergold to retire from AMP Board

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AMP Limited Chairman Catherine Brenner yesterday announced that Professor Peter Shergold AC will retire from the board at the conclusion of the 2017 annual general meeting on 11 May. Professor... Read more continue reading

FundBPO selects DST to boost automation of its fund administration offering

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FundBPO Pty Ltd (FundBPO), one of Australia’s leading independent fund administrators, has appointed wealth management software specialist DST Systems (DST) to implement the Company’s enterprise workflow solution via a five... Read more continue reading

Australia the preferred 2017 commercial real estate market in Asia Pacific

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Global asset manager, Standard Life Investments (SLI) expects Sydney and Melbourne office space to be the top performers in Asia Pacific commercial real estate in 2017. In SLI’s Q1 Real... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 17 March, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global shares got a boost over the last week from a dovish rate hike from the Fed and relief that the... Read more continue reading

Humour helps happiness

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Humour, financial security and leisure time are what make Australians truly happy according to new research released last Friday by AMP. AMP’s Happiness Survey revealed we are a nation of... Read more continue reading