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AMP Capital renews investment team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
AMP Capital has appointed a new fund management team for its flagship diversified property fund (ADPF). Tom Green will lead the way as fund manager and Andrew Jeffs as deputy fund manager following the transition of outgoing fund manager Brett Williams ...

Free advice for bushfire victims

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... available to both AMP clients and members and the general public. AMP Australia chief executive Alex Wade said the initiative will help individuals and families on their road to recovery. "We have advisers in local communities across many of the impacted ...

RBA crushes hopes of Libra launch

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia will not allow tech giant Facebook to launch its cryptocurrency Libra in Australia until all risks and regulatory requirements have been mitigated. And even if these regulatory requirements were met there wouldn't be ...

Double exit from investment firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
An investment firm which manages over a billion dollars has announced a double exit, as its joint chief executives step down. Catherine van der Veen and Lucy Foster will be stepping down from their roles as joint chief executives and managing directors ...

FPA offers pro bono support to bushfire victims

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia is establishing a pro bono program where members can volunteer their time to help Australians impacted by the ongoing bushfire crisis. "The FPA community supported those who suffered in the 2009 Black ...

Chief economist update: Missing the burning forests for the surplus tree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... A$7.1 billion (in April) to A$5 billion (in December) to even smaller than that with the Morrison government's new initiative and promise that: "If further funds are required, further funds will be provided." On a positive note, the rebuilding that ...

YBR exits wealth, sells for $2.5 million

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... "YBR is 100% focused on its mortgage business and is committed to the implementation of its mortgage securitisation initiative," Bouris concluded. Sequoia chief executive Garry Crole said: "From Sequoia's perspective, this gives us the opportunity to ...

Pension fund appoints new investment lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
A $228 billion US pension fund has appointed a new chief investment officer after 25 years at the fund. Jerry Albright is stepping down as chief investment officer at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas this month. He will continue to serve as senior ...

Dealer group launches transition support service

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... assist advice firms in transitioning to an individual AFSL and has appointed a national practice consultant to lead the initiative. Lifespan Financial Planning will launch Lifespan Partnership in February 2020, offering firms a suite of AFSL support ...

Sam Henderson attempts to set record straight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
Former financial adviser and TV show host Sam Henderson has spoken out for the first time since his Royal Commission appearance and subsequent ASIC ban, taking to the XY Adviser podcast to describe the impact events of the last 18 months have had on ...