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Investment management industry needs overhaul: CFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
The CFA Institute believes the investment management industry is at a critical inflection point, urging leaders to transform business models and adopt new skills or else risk future success. Investment managers must also do more to build trust with ...

The challenging nature of ethics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
Initiatives to increase ethics in financial services can be likened to endurance events in the sporting arena. That is the view of Clare Payne - former endurance swimmer and consulting fellow for Ethics in Banking and Finance with The Ethics Centre. ...

Housing affordability threatens super's future

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and released at the 2017 Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF). It draws a direct link between deteriorating housing affordability and the future adequacy of Australia's retirement income system. It notes Australia's ...

Record adviser numbers attend Sydney ABDO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
The Financial Standard Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO) Investment Manager Roadshow hit Sydney today, with more than 500 financial advisers and industry professionals registering for the annual event. Held at Shangri-La Hotel, Pyrford International strategic ...

AMP Capital CIO departs in leadership reshuffle

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
AMP Capital's chief investment officer for global equities and fixed income will leave the business as part of a leadership restructure. Mark Beardow joined AMP Capital in 1998 as a credit analyst before moving onto head of credit markets, head of fixed ...

Link executive announces retirement

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
Link Group joint chief executive officer of corporate markets David Geddes announced his retirement from the administration giant. An ASX statement said Geddes will leave the company effective August 2017, after working on the Link Group senior executive ...

Link partners with fintech hub

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
Increasing its accessibility to financial technology, Link Group is entering a partnership with one of the largest fintech innovation labs in Asia Pacific. Through a corporate partnership with Stone and Chalk, Link will help startups with high growth ...

Industry super attacks SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
Industry Super Australia says growth in the SMSF sector is a result of members having low levels of financial literacy. Citing a 2016 working paper from CIFR, ISA chief economist Stephen Anthony said the 5.5% increase in SMSF membership in 2015 was ...

TAL and Qantas partner for life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
TAL and Qantas have entered an exclusive partnership, unveiling a new range of life insurance products. Members of Qantas' Frequent Flyer program can now access Qantas Assure Life Protect products, comprising life insurance, TPD, critical illness and ...

Senate committee files views on super objective

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
Merits behind the Superannuation (Objective) Bill may soon be debated in the Senate, following a Senate Economics Legislation Committee report filed on Tuesday. Committee chair, Senator Jane Hume, told Financial Standard that after considering all positions ...