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Family office merger sees new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... president of global management consultant firm A.T. Kearney for 11 years based in Melbourne. Current Mutual Trust chief executive Tim Hammon, who recently announced his retirement after about 10 years at the helm, will stay on as a consultant. Hammon ...

Industry fund makes tech play to combat unpaid super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
Australia's largest superannuation fund, with more than $120 billion under management, is hoping to tackle the problem of unpaid super with a mobile application upgrade. The AustralianSuper app, which first launched in 2015, will allow members to receive ...

Fortnum subsidiary flags aggressive growth plan

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
A subsidiary firm at Fortnum Private Wealth is on an aggressive growth track following the acquisition of a Sydney practice and the appointment of a new adviser. Samuel Fenning has joined his brother Matthew at Fortuity Strategic Advisors as an adviser ...

ACSI urges investor action on slavery, warns of financial risks

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors is urging the Federal Government to introduce laws requiring companies to report on the steps they are taking to ensure supply chains are free of slavery. This, according to ACSI, will enable increased ...

Australian businesses lift borrowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
Signaling a reorientation in Australia's credit markets, the RBA Financial Aggregates report for June shows that business borrowing has surged relative to home borrowings even as home borrowing still dominates credit markets. According to the RBA total ...

Australian Unity launches funeral bond

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
Australian Unity has launched a funeral bond that gives investors flexible investment choices outside of the traditional capital protection or guaranteed options. The FuneralPlan Bond's conservative investment option is designed for investors wanting ...

Former ME Bank chief joins Powerwrap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
The founding chief executive of ME Bank has joined the Powerwrap board, with more director appointments expected in the coming months. Appointed as a non-executive director, Anthony Wamsteker brings 30 years' experience to the $6 billion platform. Wamsteker ...

Effective data management key to engagement: ISWG

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
The Insurance in Superannuation Working Group is seeking to enhance member insurance outcomes by improving access to timely and relevant information. In its latest discussion paper the group called on superannuation funds to develop an insurance data ...

In-house investment bears fruit for AustralianSuper

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk has flagged expanding the fund's internal investment team to manage more than half of its rapidly growing asset base. Australia's largest superannuation fund has previously said it is aiming to manage between ...

Property overpowers asset class returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... across the board i.e. for the one or two properties an investor may have exposure to," it said. Russell Investments director Tim Cook said: "In an investing environment facing lower returns, slower growth and overvalued markets, we believe investors ...