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Mainstream adds former Commonwealth Bank GM to board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
A former Commonwealth Bank general manager has joined the board of a $133 billion fund administrator. Mainstream Group Holdings appointed JoAnna Fisher to its board as an independent non-executive director, adding Fisher's 20 years of senior management ...

Link Fund Solutions chief to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
The chief executive of Link Fund Solutions has resigned to take on a new role with a $133 billion fund administrator. Andy Harrison has been appointed as the new chief executive of Mainstream Fund Services, Australia. Taking on the role in October ...

Industry leaders join Prospa board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
Two prominent female financial services executives have joined the board of online small business lender Prospa. Gail Pemberton and Fiona Trafford-Walker have been appointed as independent non-executive directors, while current director Greg Ruddock ...

BTIM chief retires, successor named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
The chief executive of BT Investment Management Australia is retiring and a former First State Super executive is taking over. BTIM Australia announced the retirement of Michael Bargholz, effective 30 July 2018, and former First State Super chief investment ...

Boutique wealth firm names new COO

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
Real Asset Management Group (RAM) appointed a new chief operating officer. Oliver Mourant joins RAM from Enhance Group, a Jersey-based investment consultancy firm he co-founded in 2005. There he was responsible for its overall operations, helping to ...

Mainstream renews boutique fund administration mandate

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
Global fund administrator Mainstream Fund Services has renewed one of its long-standing mandates, allowing the firm to deliver fund administration services to an Australian boutique manager. Following a comprehensive review of operations, Mainstream ...

More clarity needed on NAB redundancies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
The Financial Sector Union of Australia is concerned with NAB's lack of detail provided around plans to cut almost 20% of its staff by 2020. The FSU responded to the news of planned job cuts by demanding urgent talks with NAB chief executive Andrew ...

Wealth arm projects Perpetual profit

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
Perpetual announced net profits of $137 million, up 4% on FY16, driven in part by its wealth management arm. New client growth in target segments, as well as higher non-market related revenue and higher equity markets led to a before tax profit of $40.5 ...

Beacon merges with Libertas

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
Independent dealer group Beacon Financial Group has joined forces with boutique licensee Libertas Financial Planning. Libertas Financial Planning director Mark Euvard told Financial Standard it will be business as usual for Libertas and that staff will ...

Advisers urged to prepare clients for super shift

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
Superannuation funds are at risk of potentially losing significant value if trustees don't capture the tax implications or the appropriate structures correctly ahead of the pending 1 July changes, a business advisory expert warns. Fordham Group partner ...