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La Trobe wins international awards

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
La Trobe Financial won the excellence in mortgage fund management, special category Australia award at the International Alternative Investment Review (IAIR) Global Awards in Hong Kong. La Trobe won the award for the second consecutive year. Winners ...

Rubik Financial appoints CEO

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
Financial software provider Rubik Financial has appointed Niek Hoogenhout as Australia and New Zealand chief executive. He will commence his new role on February 27th of this year. Hoogenhout has over 15 years' experience in the financial services industry. ...

CommInsure nabs exec from Swiss Re

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
Former Swiss Re head of life and health in Australia and New Zealand has been appointed executive general manager at CommInsure, effective April 7, 2014. Helen Troup will be leading CommInsure and joining the wealth management leadership team, Commonwealth ...

Towers Watson names global head of investments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
Towers Watson has appointed Chris Ford to the UK-based role of global head of its investment business, following the departure of Carl Hess from the role. Hess, who held the position from 2008, will remain at Towers Watson and become managing director ...

Ausbil acquired by New York Life Investments

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
US fund manager New York Life Investments has completed the acquisition of Dexia Asset Management for a,-380 million ($587 million). The acquisition includes Dexia's Australian boutique funds management business, Ausbil, which will join New York Life ...

REI Super launches a new app

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
Real Estate Industry Super Fund (REI Super) has launched a new mobile app providing more than 30,000 members with an expanded service. The new app, which will provide mobile access to members' accounts, investment summaries and transaction histories ...

AustralianSuper takes 50% stake in UK shopping centre

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
AustralianSuper's in-house property investment team has made its first direct property investment in the shape of a shopping centre in the UK garden city of Milton Keynes. AustralianSuper has teamed up with BT Pension Scheme - one of the largest in ...

AFA to train young advisers on soft skills

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will be focusing on helping advisers develop emotional intelligence and soft skills in its GenXt Roadshow for 2014. The roadshow will kick off in Hobart on February 4, 2014, and will also visit Adelaide, Perth ...

ASIC chair defends against media 'smear'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft has released a YoutTube video defending ASIC's "good work" and criticising what he termed an attempt by the media to "smear our staff and culture." He said these media ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we cast our eyes back and revisit some of the biggest trends affecting the worlds of advice, investment and superannuation this year. We've also rounded up 2013's best quotes from the many of the financial ...