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Former Macquarie advisers have bans reduced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
Two former Macquarie financial advisers that were banned for 10 years for falsifying client records have had their penalties substantially reduced by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Mark Alexander Landau and Marcus Roderick Campbell were banned ...

Future Fund delivers 5.8%

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... the same as its benchmark target. On February 1, the Future Fund also took over the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund (ATSILS Fund), which was established with a capital contribution of $2bn transferred from the Aboriginal ...

AFCA appoints new ombudsman

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority will soon welcome its newest ombudsman, an appointment that will be dedicated to resolving disputes for small businesses including financial services firms. Joining AFCA from February 12 is Geoff Browne. ...

Institutions respond to Royal Commission, make commitments

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
Australia's largest financial institutions said they are committed to improvement following the release of Royal Commission's final report. Landing yesterday, the report was scathing in its assessment of banking executives. Commissioner Hayne said the ...

Vanguard appoints Australian exec

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
... a statement. She has more than two decades of experience, working in senior IT roles at Jetstar Airways, Ford, and Jaguar Land Rover and Volvo Australia. Petersen has an MBA from RMIT and a bachelor of IT from Swinburne University. Vanguard's Melbourne ...

Labour and housing drive rate sentiment

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... managers that have proven records of delivering value through sector rotation and duration management. In the superannuation land, even though ISA is forecasting a rate cut, immediate action doesn't seem to be necessary. "There is very little super ...

AMP Capital starts new team, appoints two leads

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
AMP Capital has set up a new investment team aimed at large institutional investors, appointing two heads. The global direct investments team will oversee direct investments made alongside AMP Capital's infrastructure equity funds. AMP Capital has ...

Franklin Templeton appoints head of retail

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
A former AMP Capital head of retail business is linking with Franklin Templeton to lead its retail efforts in Australia. Manuel Damianakis will join the global firm with a remit to drive its retail strategy and ensure financial advisers in Australia ...

Parametric critiques Productivity Commission's final report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
Parametric have taken the final Productivity Commission report into superannuation to task in its latest research report. According to the firm, the PC missed an opportunity to highlight how super members retiring on after-tax returns are penalised ...

Chief economist update: Bring on Aussie dollar depreciation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
... have to settle for staycations. That's good. It would also enticed overseas tourists to visit and spend theirs in this Land Down Under. That's good too. More generally, the floating A$ is doing what it's designed to do. That is, restore equilibrium ...