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Former FPA chief steps down from board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
The former chief executive of the Financial Planning Association of Australia has farewelled the industry body, stepping down from the board to make way for a new director. Completing his term as a board director yesterday, Mark Rantall was FPA chief ...

Legg Mason affiliate divests tobacco, cluster bombs

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
A Legg Mason affiliate is divesting investments linked to tobacco and cluster munitions in its fixed income strategies. Western Asset is removing these investments in the Legg Mason Western Asset Global Bond Fund and Legg Mason Western Asset Australian ...

Industry fund CIO retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
The chief investment officer at a $9 billion industry superannuation fund is retiring after more than eight years in the role. Retiring from Catholic Super is Garrie Lette. He currently oversees the investment arrangements of the fund's $9 billion MyLife ...

Advisers cautious over fixed income allocations

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
The $600 billion sitting in Australian term deposits tells a story that financial advisers and investors still treasure cash and there's apprehension to move money into once defensive fixed income assets. J.P. Morgan global market strategist for Australia ...

Small cap boutique appoints investments GM from Perennial

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
Perennial's former general manager of investment services, who departed in January after 11 years, is taking on a new role for an Australian boutique asset manager. Brian Thomas has been appointed general manager of business and investments at Eight ...

Synchron appoints state manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
Financial advice dealer group Synchron named Matthew Wallis as the new state manager for New South Wales. Wallis will succeed Paul Del Grande who resigned to focus on his financial advice practice, InSync Financial Services. Sydney-based Wallis has ...

Chief economist update: The yen's on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
Instead of reversing, the yen continued to climb after Japan's Cabinet Office released the country's National Accounts showing that economic growth slowed to an annualised rate of 0.5% in the December quarter from 2.2% in the previous three-month period. ...

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 ...

Advisers decline further education: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
A large cohort of advisers without the necessary educational qualifications will not undertake further study to meet the professionalism deadline, Financial Standard's weekly survey reveals. Two-in-five or 39% of advisers don't intend to undertake tertiary ...

Venture capital firm plants $1.8m seed for Honee

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
One of Australia's largest venture capital firms recently placed significant seed funding in an AI-driven beauty platform showing ambition and drive to expand internationally. Blackbird Ventures, alongside Melbourne and Sydney angel investors, led the ...