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Wilson Group's new MD begins role

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
Wilson Group has appointed a new managing director. Following the resignation of Alexander Grant from the board, Pinnacle Investment Management managing director Ian Macoun has become Wilson Group's new managing director. Wilson Group owns a roughly ...

ASX senior manager goes to Citi for wealth head role

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
Citi has appointed a new head of banking wealth management product. Marcus Christoe joins Citi from the ASX, where he was senior manager, funds and investment products. Prior to that, he was head of equity structured products at RBS and head of equities ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
Australia leading index The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity inched up by 0.1% in July, partially reversing the previous month's 0.2% fall. More important, the six-month annualised growth rate in the index - indicating ...

Adviser ETF survey winners announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
Financial Standard is pleased to announce the winners of two cash voucher prizes as it reveals the results of an extensive survey into advisers' use of exchange traded funds. The survey, which was designed to help Financial Standard understand how ETFs ...

Investors missing healthy returns amid bond fears

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
The fear of negative interest rates keeping retail investors out of bond markets isn't just overlooking the defensive role of the asset class within portfolios, it's also leaving a surprisingly healthy return on the table. That's an argument put forward ...

Scholarship launched to support female planners

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
Griffith Business School and SunSuper have partnered to introduce a scholarship to assist women in the financial planning industry. Scholarship recipients will receive $5,000 to put towards their studies and will also be offered either work experience ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
Australia sales of new motor vehicles Total new car sales decreased by 1.3% to 98,062 units in July following a 3.5% increase in the previous month driven by a 5.2% drop in passenger vehicles that negated increases in sales of sports utility vehicles ...

Industry fund inks MetLife mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
An industry superannuation fund is ending its partnership with CommInsure after more than a decade, moving its group insurance to MetLife in the New Year. CareSuper will be working with MetLife to reshape the fund's existing insurance offering which ...

Class ups its SMSF stake

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
ASX-listed SMSF administration software provider Class recorded 45% revenue growth during the 2016 financial year, increasing its estimated share of the SMSF market to about 19.2%. Class' net profit after tax was $5.2 million, up 53%. This would have ...

PSK completes acquisition of Sydney firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
PSK Financial Services has acquired a Chatswood-based financial planning firm, bringing the group's total funds under advice to $2 billion. Founded more than 20 years' ago, Legan Financial Services is currently responsible for $420 million of funds ...