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Record turnout drives Managed Accounts Forum success

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
Delegates turned out in record numbers at the Sydney International Convention Centre, which played host to this year's Best Practice Forum on Managed Accounts. More than 260 delegates attended the event, including numerous advisers who seized the opportunity ...

SSGA hires head of SPDR ETFs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
State Street Global Advisors has named the next head of SPDR ETFs in Australia. Meaghan Victor brings more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, including senior leadership roles in asset management and Australian distribution. ...

Centrepoint accelerates distribution strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
Centrepoint Alliance is ramping up its distribution strategy with two promotions and a senior appointment. Cameron Cogle joins as a management consultant overseeing teams across New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. He previously held general manager ...

Fitzpatricks Group acquires financial advice firm

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
Fitzpatricks Group has acquired a Melbourne based financial advice firm with a private client base of more than 3500 following its fresh capital injection from Quadrant Private Equity and Yorkway Capital Partners. The acquisition of Retirement Victoria ...

AIA pilots door-to-door claims program

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
Life insurer AIA Australia is piloting a claims program that provides free door-to-door support in the face of significant health events. In a crisis the Claims on Wheels program will provide clients with their own personal claims consultant who will ...

Charter Hall launches new office fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
Charter Hall Direct has launched an unlisted office property fund targeting a 7.25% income yield per annum. The Charter Hall Direct PFA Fund (PFA) invests in office buildings around Australia predominantly leased to government tenants, and is suitable ...

Former politician to chair Equity Trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
A former Victorian premier and media personality is expected to become the next chairman of Equity Trustees. Subject to his re-election to the board at EQT's annual general meeting in October, Jeff Kennett will succeed current chairman Tony Killen who ...

Wages separate businesses from consumers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
Not happy Jan! This is the collective cry of Australian consumers according to the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey. Yet only a day before, the NAB business survey showed that business conditions in July were at their best ...

Vanguard recruits former industry fund CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
The former chief investment officer for the Meat Industry Employees Superannuation Fund is now a senior investment specialist at Vanguard. Mary McLaughlin joined the fund manager in May, charged with providing insights into Vanguard's equities investment ...

Stone and Chalk partners for new Melbourne hub

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
Fintech hub Stone and Chalk is extending its reach into Victoria with the help of an industry superannuation fund. AustralianSuper, the nation's largest super fund with over $120 billion under management, will partner with Stone & Chalk to open their ...