FinTech marriage spawns next-gen platform

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Advisers can now automatically track their clients’ bank, superannuation and investment account balances, determine the optimal way to invest funds and monitor a client’s financial progress with a new integrated... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 16 October, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While shares had a rough patch mid-week, they recovered into the end of the week helped by better US earnings reports... Read more continue reading

Investec Australia Property Fund acquires Perth industrial property

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Investec Australia Property Fund (“IAPF” or the “Fund”) has announced a $26.0 million acquisition in one of Perth’s core industrial suburbs, taking the value of the Fund’s total portfolio to $405.5... Read more continue reading

RBA warning to banking sector; More people in homes

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Financial Stability Review RBA highlights risk to banking sector. “Risks to the Australian banking system have increased somewhat over the past six months from banks’ lending to other sectors. The... Read more continue reading

Nikko AM Australia further builds out distribution team with appointment of two Regional Sales Managers

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As Nikko Asset Management Australia continues to build its distribution network and bring new strategies to market, the company announced that it has hired Lia Gunawan and Simon Green as... Read more continue reading

Chalmers appointment to keep super, financial services a priority

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The promotion of Dr Jim Chalmers to the Shadow Cabinet as spokesperson for Superannuation and Financial Services is further recognition of the importance of these policy areas, as well as... Read more continue reading

Synchron appoints Jason Milosevski as Victorian State Manager

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Leading financial advice licensee, Synchron, has announced the appointment of Jason Milosevski to the role of Victorian State Manager. Synchron Director Don Trapnell said, “Since the untimely passing of Synchron... Read more continue reading

Crowe Horwath International named ‘Advisory Firm of the Year’

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International Accounting Bulletin has awarded Crowe Horwath International with the Advisory Firm of the Year award. The award recognizes an organization’s advisory services that made an important difference to the... Read more continue reading

FSC statement on new Shadow Cabinet appointments

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The Financial Services Council congratulates Dr Jim Chalmers on his promotion to the Shadow Cabinet as Spokesman for Superannuation and Financial services and assistant spokesman for trade and investment. Sally... Read more continue reading

FinaMetrica data highlights men can handle more risk than women

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When it comes to investing, women are generally less tolerant of risk than men – but the difference is less than you might think, according to FinaMetrica co-founder Paul Resnik,... Read more continue reading