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Martin Currie hires from AB, Perennial

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
Active equity manager Martin Currie has made two key hires in its Australian sales, marketing and client services team. Joining Martin Currie as marketing manager is Carly Bode, who will focus on the development and implementation of the marketing strategy. ...

Are Aussies super know-it-alls?

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
Australians have been branded superannuation "know-it-alls" yet there appears plenty of room for financial advisers to further educate their clients' knowledge base and improve confidence levels. The Financial Services Council and ING DIRECT launched ...

Australian Catholic Super launches retirement income product

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund has launched RetireSmart, a new account-based pension product. RetireSmart is an automated retirement income solution based on the "bucket" strategy used by financial planners. Australian Catholic ...

Super and TPD definitions in the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
Debate around definitions for total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance claims through superannuation funds has again come under the spotlight. Speaking at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) event in Sydney this morning ...

Statewide appoints new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
After a search that spanned both Australia and the world, Statewide Super has appointed a National Australia Bank (NAB) general manager as its new chief executive. NAB general manager strategic development Asia, Richard Nunn, will leave the bank in ...

Senate hears too many holes for women in super

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
Several superannuation representative groups are addressing federal parliament with the belief there are too many holes for women in Australia's current retirement savings system. Ahead of the Senate public hearing looking at economic security for women ...

AFA Rising Star finalists announced

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers and ANZ Wealth have announced the finalists for its 2015 Rising Star award. Peel Wealth Financial Planning's Katherine Cairns, Mr Insurance's Declan Doolan, Harvest Wealth's Kylie George, AP Financial Solutions' ...

More must be done to cut fees: FSC

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
Average working Australians would have thousands of dollars more in their retirement savings if bigger superannuation funds faced stronger competitive tensions, the Financial Services Council has said. A new report released in the FSC's submission to ...

Direct life outpaced by group sector

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
Life insurance sales are dominated by the group sector and direct insurers are struggling to keep pace, according to Rice Warner head of consulting and research Jenni Baxter. Commenting on Rice Warner's Direct Insurance Report 2015, Baxter described ...

Chi-X adds advice, stockbroking market participants

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
A stockbroker and two independent financial planning licensees have joined the Chi-X Australia trading platform. Stockbroker OpenMarkets and advice firms Morgans and Shaw and Partners are now part of the Chi-X platform, which has 34 other market participants. ...