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Global manager hires former Wallaby, launches unit trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
A former Australian rugby union centre is joining a UK-based equities manager as its managing director for Australia. The firm is also launching an Aussie-based global equities unit trust seeded with $130 million from an industry superannuation fund. ...

Bank distribution head goes green

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
... Dimensional Fund Advisors and Macquarie Group. He also serves on a number of boards, including the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians, Doctors Health Service and The Society of Hospital Pharmacists Australia. Brennan described his ...

FinTech Australia appoints former Uber policy head

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
FinTech Australia is welcoming a new chief executive. Brad Kitschke joins FinTech Australia having previously served as a consultant specialising in technology, public policy and regulation. He was previously head of communications and public affairs ...

Royal Commission bad for super: Switzer

ALEX BURKE, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
Switzer Group founder Peter Switzer argued that the Royal Commission is a "super-killing blood-sport" that will ultimately hurt super member balances. Writing in a Switzer Daily column, Switzer said he had mixed feelings about the Commission, arguing ...

Chief economist update: Back to the shops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
The US consumer is back...and with a vengeance. Retail sales rebounded by a higher than expected 0.6% in the month of March following three consecutive months of declines - 0.1% in December, -0.2% in January, -0.1% in February - that took the annual ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of retail sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe must be sporting a smile on his lips for just a day after the Board met on the April 3, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its latest report on retail spending and...it was good. The ...

School holidays require prudent financial planning: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
Parents forked out $1.1 billion over the summer school holidays, leaving many without a budget financially stressed, a new survey shows. Research from the Commonwealth Bank found children tend to ask parents for money eight times more compared to regular ...

Sporting arena ripe for new advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
Professional athletes represent a significant business opportunity for financial advice practices, with wealth managers standing to benefit from understanding their unique financial planning needs. According to GlobalData, financial advisers will do ...

SelectingSuper finalists announced

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
Finalists for the 2017 Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards have been announced ahead of the industry event on November 16 in Melbourne. The 2017 awards, highlighting Australia's top superannuation providers and industry leaders, represent a significant ...

Long-standing AFA member and mentor honoured

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... to many members. He is a former Australian representative hockey player and is now an international commentator for the sport. "Godfrey leads by example and has mentored and inspired many members of the AFA community at various stages of their career. ...