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Perpetual chief executive resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
The chief executive and managing director of Perpetual will resign after seven years at the company. Geoff Lloyd will continue leading Perpetual until 30 June 2018. His replacement will be drawn from a pool of internal candidates along with the results ...

RG97 to shine a light on passive strategies: Aberdeen Standard

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
RG97 will likely demonstrate some passive investment vehicles aren't quite as cheap as people believe, according to Aberdeen Standard Investments head of Australian fixed income Nicholas Bishop. Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, Bishop suggested ...

Xero founder sells $94.5m in shares to fund philanthropy

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
Xero's founder and chief executive is selling three million Xero shares to fund philanthropic and social endeavours. In an ASX statement, Xero said Rod Drury's sale to institutional and professional investors at $31.50 per share was "likely successful." ...

Australia becoming millionaire factory: Credit Suisse

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... and ultra-high net worth individual segments," Credit Suisse Private Banking head of Australia, developed and emerging Asia Alex Wade said. "Our private banking business in Australia has experienced significant growth over the last five years and particularly ...

SelectingSuper winners crowned

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... and took home the Investment Innovation and Leadership Award. Rainmaker Group executive director, research and compliance Alex Dunnin reflected on what has been a busy year for the superannuation industry, from the introduction of RG97 to the entry of ...

APRA picks NAB veteran for senior hire

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
APRA has appointed a new executive general manager, specialised institutions. Mark Adams joins the regulator from Versent, where he was acting chief operating officer. Before that, he was executive general manager, digital banking at UBank, and held ...

Media Super appoints investments GM

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
Media Super has appointed a general manager, investments. Norman Zhang joins the super fund from Frontier Advisors, where he was lead consultant. Prior to that, he was a consultant at Ernst & Young and a commercial credit cards service consultant at ...

AZ NGA acquires Victoria practice

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
AZ Next Generation Advisory has acquired a financial planning firm established in 1983. Dunsford Financial Planning (DFP) is led by Mark Dunsford and based in Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. Part of the Now Financial Group, of which Dunsford is also ...

Westpac to welcome new chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
Westpac will farewell its current chief risk officer next year and has named the man to inherit the role. Alexandra Holcomb will retire in 2018 following 21 years at Westpac. For the past three years Holcomb served as chief risk officer and has also ...

Listed mortgage broker joins forces with TAL

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... - our clients can be confident that they are being looked after by the best in the industry." Lifebroker chief executive Alex Homer added: "We look forward to working with AFG to give their clients more choice and control over their insurance options. ...