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Actuaries Institute names chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
The Actuaries Institute appointed a new chief executive to further build its brand and drive the profession forward. Elayne Grace, who has been serving as acting chief executive since the start of the year, has been promoted to the top role. She replaces ...

Suncorp reviews options for life insurance business

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
Suncorp Group is considering all the possible options, including a potential sale of its life insurance business despite a 56% surge in underlying after-tax profit to $39 million reported in its latest financial results. The life insurance arm's strong ...

Perennial to launch active income ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
Perennial is launching an exchange-traded managed fund (ETMF) aimed at delivering a stable monthly income stream. The eInvest Income Generator Fund (ASX: EIGA) will invest in a portfolio of 30-35 Australian companies and, according to Perennial managing ...

Avenir recruits Platinum analyst

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
Fidante-aligned global equities boutique Avenir Capital appointed a new investment director. Curtis Cifuentes joins Avenir from Platinum Asset Management where he was an investment analyst specialising in Japanese equities and the technology sector ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news returns?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
Say what? That'll be any rational investor's reaction when you tell him about Wall Street's overnight rally at the same time that the things that scared the bejesus out of them - rising inflation - in early February proved even worse than they expected. ...

NAB appoints new regional advice GM

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
NAB Financial Planning appointed a new general manager for South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Adrian De Silva joined NAB in January from Beyond Bank Australia, where he was national manager wealth management and national ...

Intergenerational wealth transfer at tipping point: Adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
Protecting and transferring wealth between generations is prompting financial planners to provide more holistic solutions, a senior financial adviser warns. Australian Wealth Solutions principal Sam Zervides says financial advisers shouldn't dismiss ...

Fortnum recruits former Centric Wealth chief

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
Fortnum Private Wealth is welcoming a former chief executive of Centric Wealth to its ranks. Glen Castensen joins in an executive position reporting directly to Fortnum managing director Neil Younger. He was most recently a financial services consultant ...

SMSF Association names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
The SMSF Association will welcome a new chairperson at the close of its 2018 National Conference. Replacing former Count Financial managing director Andrew Gale, Professor Deborah Ralston will assume the position. Ralston joined the SMSFA board in July ...

Industry fund chief executive departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
The long-standing chief executive of an $8.8 billion industry fund has resigned. NGS Super announced Anthony Rodwell-Ball tendered his resignation at the end of 2017, and his time with the fund will finish on 31 March 2018. He will be replaced by general ...