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AFA chief executive steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers will welcome Philip Kewin as its new chief executive following the planned succession of Brad Fox. Kewin, a former financial adviser and former Zurich executive, will become the AFA chief executive on March 20. ...

Frontier appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
Frontier Advisors recently welcomed a new director. Mike Radda is currently an employer director on the First Super board of trustees and a member of First Super's investment committee. He has also had multiple roles in the furniture industry, including ...

Former QBE chief joins NSW insurance fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
The former chief executive of QBE in Australia and New Zealand will take on a senior role at icare, the NSW workers' compensation fund which was rebranded following the merging of its investment functions with TCorp. Tim Plant joins icare as group executive ...

Global advice group becomes investment bank

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
One of the world's largest financial planning groups has received its investment banking licence and will commence operations in that capacity "in a matter of weeks." DeVere Group's investment bank will be licensed and regulated by the Financial Services ...

Implemented Portfolios launches bespoke IMA offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
Implemented Portfolios created a white label individually managed account solution for clients of a $350 million Hobart-based financial planning firm. The managed accounts provider has designed a bespoke solution for integrated accounting and self-licensed ...

First of three (or more) coming next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
Sure there were a few down days but overall, the US equity market - like the energizer bunny - keeps on going and going... up. Wall Street's major equity market indices closed at record highs - the Dow at 21,115.55 points; the S&P 500 at 2395.96 points ...

CBA Group Super CIO retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
The chief investment officer at Commonwealth Bank Group Super is retiring after more than 20 years' service at the corporate superannuation fund. Following 38 years' service with CBA, Gerard Parlevliet will retire from the banking group before the end ...

NAB chief promises greater accountability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
National Australia Bank chief executive Andrew Thorburn pledged greater accountability and consequences for those who breach codes of conduct at the second round of the banking inquiry in Canberra on Friday. Thorburn and chief operating officer Anthony ...

Bennelong hires insto sales director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
Bennelong Funds Management appointed a new director of institutional sales. Matthew Briggs joins Bennelong from Citigroup, where he held multiple positions over 11 years - most recently a sales role at Prime Finance. At Bennelong he will report to head ...

Super to drive employment in 2017

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
The superannuation and investment industry may prove to be Australia's biggest employment growth area in 2017. New insights from an industry survey conducted by SUPER Recruiters shows 50% of respondents anticipate the need to employ more staff this ...