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Mercer expands responsible investment team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
The appointments all form part of Mercer's expanding global responsible investment team. Timothy Stamp, Max Messervy and Tomi Nummela are joining the firm and Stamp represents the Australian hire. Nummela will join the UK responsible investment team ...

Robo-advisers a hard pill to swallow for Aussie investors: CFA

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
Australian retail investors are more likely to trust human financial planners over robo-advisers - and by an overwhelming majority, according to the CFA Institute's 2018 survey of investor trust. More than 80% of the Aussie retail investors surveyed ...

Link Fund Solutions chief to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
The chief executive of Link Fund Solutions has resigned to take on a new role with a $133 billion fund administrator. Andy Harrison has been appointed as the new chief executive of Mainstream Fund Services, Australia. Taking on the role in October ...

Industry leaders join Prospa board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... officer and financial services group chief operating officer. Fiona Trafford-Walker links with Prospa as a current director of Link Administration Holdings and as an investment director at Frontier Advisors. Moshal said Trafford-Walker's appointment ...

Asset consultant announces senior hire

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
An Australian asset consultant with $300 billion in funds under advice has landed a Mercer lead consultant to strengthen its advice capabilities. Elie Saikaly will join the senior advisory ranks at Frontier Advisors as a principal consultant from June. ...

Technology for advisers by advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
An advice association is calling on independent and non-aligned financial advisers to get involved in designing and building better software for the delivery of goals-based advice. The Association of Goals Based Advice is inviting advisers to participate ...

Outsourcing driving advice client engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
Financial advice practices that outsource certain back-office functions save up to 60% in operational costs and are dedicating more time to clients. This is according to Virtual Business Partners (VBR) chief executive David Carney, who said advice firms ...

Willis Towers Watson hires institutional risk expert

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
Global consulting firm Willis Towers Watson has created a new role in its Sydney office, appointing its first divisional director - financial solutions. Jamie Jeffers has joined WTW as the firm looks to strengthen its financial services capabilities ...

ClearView names new tech GM

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
ClearView has appointed a new technology general manager. Louise Hulley was previously ClearView's head of development delivery. Before that, she was head of financial management and operations and head of finance operations. Prior to ClearView, she ...

Acorns mulls ASX listing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... app, it is intended to be a sub-plan of the DIY Master Plan issued by Diversa Trustees. Acorns already allows investors to link their Acorns account with their superannuation fund. It also partnered with the Association of Independently Owned Financial ...