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New CIO for First State Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
First State Super has named its new chief investment officer. Current acting chief investment officer Damian Graham has taken on the position permanently after stepping in to the role in a caretaker capacity in August. Graham previously led investments ...

Impact only fund makes first investments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
Impact Investment Group's (IIG) Giant Leap Fund has made its first two investments and expects to deliver investors higher returns from purpose driven businesses. IIG raised $13 million for Giant Leap, which is Australia's first venture capital fund ...

Australia lags in infrastructure returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
Australia is falling behind its global counterparts when it comes to returns to economy and performance of built assets, according to the 2016 Global Build Asset Performance Index. Released by Arcadis and developed in conjunction with the Centre for ...

REST boosts member savings through Acorns app

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... move in the quest to encourage more Australians to save for their retirement. It's one small step for Acorns but a giant leap for the superannuation industry. This month the app launched a new feature that allows users to make voluntary contributions ...

Gender inequality still the elephant in the room

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... advice industry but notes more needs to be done to keep the momentum and conversations going. "The more women that take that leap of faith and jump into executive roles, leadership roles, the more they do that then they're showing the next generation ...

NAB and Nippon Life complete sale

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... outside Japan. MLC Life Insurance chief executive, David Hackett, said: "This new ownership structure represents a major leap forward for MLC Life Insurance. MLC Life Insurance and Nippon Life Insurance Group have over 250 combined years [in business] ...

Bentleys NSW takes the leap into financial planning

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
Mid-tier accounting, taxation and audit firm, Bentleys NSW, has launched a new financial advisory division, Bentleys Wealth Advisors. Led by newly appointed managing director of Bentleys Wealth Advisors, Matthew Cassidy, the division is focused on offering ...

Industry fund CIO leaves for impact investor

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
The chief investment officer at one of Australia's largest superannuation funds is leaving to join global impact investment firm LeapFrog Investments. First State Super's Richard Brandweiner is stepping down from his role to join LeapFrog, citing a ...

Equip readies full robo advice roll-out

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... tweaks if required before rolling out to the general membership over the next few weeks. "Equip MyMoney will be a quantum leap forward in the online experience and capability available to our members, and reflects our commitment to on-going development ...

Collaboration key to surviving change

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... the future." Speaking to changes to professional standards Fox noted the second draft of the legislation had taken a large leap forward but questioned the ability of a national registration exam to assess competency for highly experienced advisers. "We're ...