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IOOF trims operations

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
Plans to simplify IOOF are continuing, with the wealth manager taking an axe to its New Zealand business. IOOF has sold the client rights to the IOOF Integral Master Trust it operates in New Zealand, the centrepiece of the firm's operations in the ...

1.5 metres to trigger real estate downfall

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
Social distancing will impact all real estate sectors, including local and global REITs, according to global real estate manager Principal Global Investors. It comes a day after Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a rent relief package for commercial ...

Super funds face penalties over early release failures

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has confirmed superannuation funds that fail to appropriately handle early release during the COVID-19 crisis will face penalties. Asked by Financial Standard how the government would handle funds that might face liquidity ...

Hume calls for diversity in super fund mergers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
Senator Jane Hume has denounced mergers between super funds with similar membership bases, saying concentrated memberships can make funds weak and smaller funds should look to emulate the likes of AustralianSuper and Sunsuper. In an address to the AFR ...

Bridges acquires bank advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... customer-owned banking, and its values and commitment to providing quality specialised financial planning advice closely aligns with ours," Ryan said. "At Bridges, we believe financial advice makes a difference and we are delighted to be able to work ...

Stopping SG is nuclear response to COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... "Singapore's CPF plays a central role in their economy, much more so than Australia's superannuation system does in ours. This is because CPF has three elements: it's a retirement account, it's a home saving fund and it's a health ...

Equities not that expensive: Hamish Douglass

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
US stocks are not expensive, despite their stretched valuations. In fact, it's all just a matter of "gravity" or the historically low interest rate environment, according to Magellan's Hamish Douglass. Speaking to a near-full crowd at the firm's ...

IOOF restructures leadership team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
An internal restructure in IOOF's leadership team is complete, with three general managers promoted to the firm's c-suite. IOOF general manager of distribution Mark Oliver has been promoted to chief distribution officer, while the firm's general manager ...

Perpetual announces new executive hire

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
Perpetual has announced who will fill a newly created chief operating officer role, hiring from a global asset manager. Amanda Gazal is set to take up the position in April this year, joining the Perpetual team from her role as DWS Group chief operating ...

Former CBA, MLC executive joins reinsurer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... bring with him new ideas and ways of delivering solutions to our partners with a view to enhance their business as well as ours."