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Westpac appoints new chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... streamlined, repositioned and has sustainably returned to profit," Maxsted said. "McFarlane is passionate about driving progress in the banking industry." Over his career McFarlane has also held roles as chair of TheCityUK, the UK's coordinating ...

Why women struggle in financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
New research points the finger at conflicted remuneration as one of the factors keeping women out of the financial advice industry. The University of Otago in New Zealand and RMIT University in Melbourne have collaborated to explore why so many fewer ...

Dixon cuts US property fund value

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... the US$2 million to US$3 million range. The new management team, appointed in August last year, said it is making good progress on progressing the funds strategic goals as it works towards reducing leverage, maximising operation income, completing the ...

UK pension fund expands offering, climate risk policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... standing to benefit from a low carbon economy. At the same time, about $380 million invested in companies not making progress has been divested. Having commenced in 2011, Nest anticipates it will be responsible for more than $37 billion in assets by ...

ASX 200 hits female director target

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... great achievement. "While the target was reached later than planned, this is a great achievement. We should celebrate the progress that has been made, which is evidence that meaningful change can be achieved through voluntary targets," he said. Leading ...

Cost savings, RC boost digital advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
One of the largest providers of SOAs has seen a significant rise in users, with the cost of super and pension investments dropping by up to 10 basis points on the back of digital advice. The Sargon Decimal annual Digital Insights report shows that between ...

Chief economist update: Has the Fed conquered the yield curve?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2019
... down to 0.875%. This forecast rests on two core beliefs: (1) while a 'phase 1' deal will come to pass, further progress thereafter will prove very difficult, leading to persistent caution in the real economy and potentially the return of market ...

IOOF, ANZ transaction gets green light

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... out in the [Superannuation Industry (Supervision)] Act," APRA said. The regulator said the decision recognises IOOF's progress in strengthening governance structures and management of conflicts within its existing RSE licensees, in response to additional ...

Advice dealer group rebrands

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
Following its acquisition by Sargon last year, Madison Financial Group is rebranding. From March 2020, Madison Financial Group will be known as Sargon Adviser Services, as the Sargon subsidiary continues to incorporate itself within the technology company. ...

New head of investments at MLC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
MLC Asset Management has announced a leadership change. Head of investments Susan Gosling will be stepping down and Al Clark has been appointed in her place. Gosling is retiring after 30 years in the industry, including 17 years at MLC. "The Scenarios ...