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Qantas Super chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
Qantas Super chair Anne Ward will step down in May after 15 years of service. Two new members will also join the board. Ward joined the Qantas Super board in April 2004 and was appointed chair one year later. She serves on numerous boards, including ...

Adviser asked to cover regulator costs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
The Queensland Supreme Court has issued orders against a man who ran an unlicensed advice business and collected kickbacks on investment properties he recommended to his SMSF clients. Richard Gardner and Advanced Wealth Financial Services Pty Ltd (where ...

Zurich awards $100m passive mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
A global asset manager has won a mandate to invest $100 million in ASX-listed equities for Zurich Group's Australian investment management arm. DWS will invest in a passively-managed portfolio of Australian stocks for Zurich Investment Management. Zurich's ...

Chief economist update: Where sentiment goes, there too is spending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... worm has turned. The University of Michigan consumer sentiment index bounced back 4.7 points to a reading of 95.5 in February - partially offsetting the 7.1-point dive recorded in January. The index of consumer expectations rebounded more - up 7.9 points ...

Magellan eyes retirement income products

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
Magellan flagged several new product launches in announcing its interim results, and one will be directed at retirement income. Presenting the group's half-year results to December 2018, chief executive Brett Cairns told investors the fund manager is ...

NAB most distrusted bank in Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
NAB emerged as the most distrusted bank brand in a Roy Morgan survey conducted after the financial services Royal Commission handed down its final report and NAB bosses resigned. In January, Commonwealth Bank had the lowest trust score but after Commissioner ...

MGP chief executive departs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
Managed Accounts Holdings announced its chief executive will leave on "mutual" terms. David Heather will exit the MGP Group on 10 May 2019 after four years in the top job. MGP said in a statement that Heather "leaves by mutual agreement as the company ...

QIC adds to global infrastructure team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
QIC's $11 billion global infrastructure business has hired two investment managers, taking its total team to 43 employees. Selina Sugiarto joined QIC's London office as an infrastructure investment manager earlier this year. She was most recently ...

Chief economist update: Unchanged RBNZ stance would force it to change stance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
"Despite the weaker global impetus, we expect low interest rates and government spending to support a pick-up in New Zealand's GDP growth over 2019. Low interest rates, and continued employment growth, should support household spending and business ...

QSuper hires head of employers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
QSuper has appointed a head of employers and business development to manage the superannuation fund's employer relationships. Erick Cordero moved into the role on February 4. He reports to QSuper's chief of member experience Jason Murray. In ...