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Investa names new CEO and CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
Investa Property Group has named its new chief executive and chief investment officer. Following what the Investa board described as an "extensive search process," Jonathan Callaghan has been appointed chief executive, having been with Investa for over ...

StepStone signs KPMG investment team

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
Global asset manager and private markets adviser StepStone has lifted out an infrastructure investment advisory team from KPMG to boost tailored institutional offerings. StepStone has announced that KPMG's Australian head of direct investments and deal ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... 0.8% in the month of March following a 1.2% drop in the previous month and lower than market expectations for 0% growth. Except for energy production (up 2.0% over the month), output in major categories dropped in March: non-durable consumer goods (-1.9%) ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... better than market expectations for an increase to 93.1. Most of the index's sub-components improved or steadied in April except for the "expect the economy to improve" gauge which declined 1 point to a reading of minus 18. Despite the April bounce ...

Willis Towers Watson appoints investments director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
Willis Towers Watson has appointed a new director of investments for Australia. Martin Goss, who has been with Willis Towers Watson since 2007 and was chair of the Australian investment committee, will take on the new role with immediate effect. As ...

ANZ won't make LIF transition until bill is restored

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
ANZ advisers won't transfer to Life Insurance Framework remuneration arrangements until the relevant legislation is restored, according to ANZ Wealth managing director Alexis George. Speaking at a media event in Sydney, George referenced the Corporations ...

Future Generation appoints CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
Future Generation Global Investment has appointed its chief executive. Formerly joint chief executive, Louise Walsh has become sole chief executive following the resignation of joint CEO Chris Donohoe. Donohoe will remain on Future Generation's investment ...

Associations support adviser standards amendments

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
The latest legislative amendments to raise the education, training and ethical standards of financial advisers have been welcomed by the industry's peak representative groups. Both the Association of Financial Advisers and the Financial Planning Association ...

Former CFP GM joins industry super fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
Former Commonwealth Financial Planning (CFP) general manager Harry Mitchell has signed on as an industry superannuation fund chief executive, joining Mine Wealth + Wellbeing from May. Mitchell led CFP for three-and-a-half years and entered the position ...

SPIVA report paints sad picture for active management

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
The latest S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) report shows that the majority of Australian active managers underperformed their respective benchmarks over five-year periods. The one exception to this rule was Australian equity small- ...