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Life Company of the Year crowned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
Two major insurance providers have cleaned up at the Association of Financial Advisers' Life Company of the Year and Consumer Choice Awards. Taking home the coveted namesake award, TAL was named Life Company of the Year for the third consecutive year. ...

Colonial First State appoints distribution lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
Colonial First State has appointed a new general manager for its distribution functions, while renaming it to CFS Advice Relationships. Bryce Quirk was announced as the general manager of CFS Advice Relationships this morning to staff and advisers. ...

Aberdeen Standard adds to fixed income team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
Aberdeen Standard has strengthened its Australian fixed income team with the appointment of a new investment manager. Amanda Chong will take on the role after working with Susquehanna International Group in senior research roles for nearly 12-years. ...

Magellan hires Macquarie insto head

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
The global equities powerhouse has hired Macquarie's head of Australian institutional business for its 25-strong sales and distribution team. Darren Ottawa joined Magellan last month as an institutional business director. He will be responsible ...

Actuaries develop retiree rule of thumb

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
A group of actuaries have answered the calls of retirees looking for a simpler way to determine how much money they should draw out of their savings in retirement, developing a new three-part rule of thumb. The Rule of Thumb Working Group has developed ...

Antares portfolio manager moves to LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
A portfolio manager on MLC's Antares Equities business has taken on a new role at a $7.7 billion listed investment company. Brett McNeill managed the Antares listed property fund and was the deputy for the Antares dividend builder fund. He left in July ...

BT shuts down two funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
BT Financial Group has shut down a $670 million global property fund and a $293 million Asian shares fund, as it sees them unsuitable for retail investors. The bigger of the two funds, Advance Global Property Fund was managed by Principal Global Investors ...

Former Apogee, GPS Wealth advisers banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
A former Apogee Financial Planning adviser has been handed a four-year ban for failing to provide appropriate advice. Meanwhile, a former GPS Wealth representative has been banned for three years for similar misconduct involving insurance products. ...

Antares hires from Gandel family office

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
MLC Asset Management's Antares Equities business has hired a senior analyst from billionaire John Gandel's family office, as it launches a new fund. Winston Chong is joining Antares Equities' investment team of nine people which manages $5.1 billion ...

Afterpay slides in global fintech rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
Tech-darling Afterpay has suffered a slide in the ranking of the world's leading fintech innovators. The annual KPMG and H2 Ventures FINTECH100 list is a collaboration between the global consulting firm and Sydney-based venture capital investment ...