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AFA expands support for paraplanners

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) launched a new community of practice for paraplanners. AFA Pulse has been designed as an online community, launched with a Facebook page. Any AFA members who are paraplanners or looking to move into paraplanning ...

MetLife expands retail distribution team

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
MetLife Australia has announced two key appointments to its retail distribution team, recruiting from MLC Life and AMP. Former MLC Life head of product John Ashton has been appointed head of retail product, managing product strategy and strengthening ...

New chief at CBA Group Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
Commonwealth Bank Group Super announced the appointment of its new chief executive. Scott Durbin will step into the chief executive role on August 6. A spokesperson from CBA told Financial Standard the appointment follows an extensive search externally ...

Advice associations weigh in on member interests bill

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
The peak bodies representing financial advisers have taken similar positions on the Government's latest round of superannuation reforms. In submissions to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee on the Putting Members' Interests First Bill ...

CFS hires executive manager of insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
Colonial First State has recruited an executive manager of insurance from AIA Australia. Baneesha Narang joins CFS after working as a technical manager of group insurance at AIA Australia for over eight years. Prior to that, she was an assistant product ...

Reform implementation timeframe too short: AustralianSuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
The Government's move to require superannuation trustees to stop providing opt-out insurance to new members under-25 or with low balance accounts by October 1 has riled Australia's largest fund. Airing the fund's position on the Government's ...

Beyond the China A shares hype

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
As major indices increasingly broaden accessibility to Chinese equities, one emerging markets specialist argues investing in the country goes beyond index inclusion. The landmark move by MSCI last year opened the floodgates to the once-difficult-to-access ...

Remembering Ron Grima

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
Known for his unwavering commitment and support of financial advisers, respected business development veteran Ron Grima passed away on July 2 after a short battle with motor neurone disease. Most recently a business development manager on Australian ...

Small caps boutique shuts doors

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
A Sydney small caps manager set up by telco entrepreneur James Spenceley has shut down its only fund after it failed to swell funds under management. Mhor Asset Management kicked off in August 2016 with the former Vocus chief executive joining forces ...

Chief economist update: Hard target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
With business conditions and confidence like it is, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)'s full employment target just got a little harder to meet. Recall that in his speech at the RBA board dinner with the business community on June 4 - the night ...