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Decimal appointment strengthens compliance

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
Decimal Software (Decimal) has established an advisory board, appointing its first member. Promontory Financial Group adviser Glenn Mescher will join the advisory board, bringing expertise in risk management, governance and technology. Mescher has over ...

IFM Investors' timely ISGM partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
IFM Investors is adding to its private capital portfolio by announcing a major investment in an Australian contractor management company. The global fund manager will become a 50% shareholder in ISG Management, replacing the previous cornerstone investment ...

BOQ director announces resignation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
The Bank of Queensland has announced the resignation of a non-executive director. Standing down is Neil Berkett. He is currently chair of The Guardian Media Group, a non-executive director at Sage, and was the former chief executive of Virgin Media ...

CFO for iSelect

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
Insurance comparison site iSelect has added to its senior executive team with the appointment of a chief financial officer (CFO), effective 4 July 2016. Darryl Inns, previously CFO of M2 Group (recently merged with Vocus Communications), will join the ...

VanEck global infrastructure ETF goes live

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... sectors: utilities (50%), transportation (30%), and a 20% mix of other sectors including pipelines, satellites and telecommunication towers. VanEck Australia managing director Arian Neiron said the firm was excited to be the first asset manager and ETF ...

Social media ETF proves possibilities are endless

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
The launch of a new ETF which exposes investors to the companies most talked about on social media proves index investing is limited only by product providers' imagination. The new product, launched on the NYSE by Toronto-based alternative fund manager ...

Modest rise in retirement living costs: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... and property rates and charges (+4.6%). The most significant offsetting price falls were vegetables (-5.9%), telecommunication equipment and services (-2%) and automotive fuel (-1.7%). There also were price rises for health services, namely pharmaceutical ...

CBA makes senior advice appointment from AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
CBA has appointed a new general manager, bank financial planning and an independent chair to its advice board. Hugh Humphrey joins CBA from AMP, where he was director, strategy and transformation for the group's advice, bank and corporate super businesses. ...

SMSFs ramp up trading in turbulent markets

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors are making the most of recent volatility and buying cheap when the market is low, CommSec trading data shows. CommSec SMSFs trading patterns for the week ending 28 August 2015, which included the biggest single ...

ACBC adds further XTBs

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
The Australian Corporate Bond Company (ACBC) has made four more XTBs (exchange traded bond units) available on the ASX. The release is the company's third tranche in as many weeks and takes the stable of XTBs to 33 in total. The latest release expands ...