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UniSuper awards small caps mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
UniSuper has awarded a boutique manager a $250 million mandate to manage small cap equities. The $70 billion industry fund chose Lennox Capital Partners, a firm that began at Challenger's multi-boutique business Fidante Partners last year. UniSuper ...

New SG laws hit Senate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
New laws giving the ATO stronger powers to enforce superannuation guarantee obligations has progressed before the Senate. If the Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures No.4) Bill 2018 is passed, the Commissioner of Taxation will be able to issue a written ...

Perpetual hires former Macquarie exec

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
Perpetual has made two key appointments to its executive leadership team, including a former Macquarie executive. Sam Mosse is taking on the newly-created role of chief risk officer. She has previously worked as Macquarie Funds Group's and KPMG's head ...

ASIC strips Melbourne firm of AFSL

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
The corporate regulator has cancelled the AFSL of a Melbourne-based firm that previously copped a $9 million fine for offering personal loans with the proviso customers implement financial advice from the firm. Financial Circle's Australian financial ...

New MD for AMP Capital NZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
AMP Capital announced a new managing director will lead its New Zealand subsidiary in the New Year. A new global head of fixed income has also been appointed. Bevan Graham will be the New Zealand managing director and chief economist from 1 January ...

Fiducian acquires Perth financial planning firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
The ASX-listed wealth and advice business is acquiring a Perth-based financial planning business that advises about $73 million of client money. Fiducian Group is spending $1.66 million on the acquisition component of the deal, funded from cash. Once ...

Chief economist update: RBA more likely to cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) painted an optimistic picture of the global and domestic economies when it held its policy meeting last month (6 November) before concluding that "...the stance of monetary policy unchanged at this meeting would be ...

Royal Commission: And that is a wrap

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
The public were provided a glimpse into the tireless work of the financial services Royal Commission as Commissioner Kenneth Hayne and counsel assisting Rowena Orr made closing remarks this afternoon. The final day's hearings adjourned at 1.15pm and ...

SuperConcepts chief resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
SuperConcepts chief executive Natasha Fenech announced she will step down in May 2019 after five years in the role. Fenech said she will take on another opportunity at a financial services firm as chief executive outside of the SMSF sector, but didn't ...

Rest restructures senior management

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
Rest announced several changes to its senior leadership team including five positions being made redundant and the creation of two new executive roles. A spokesperson confirmed the following positions have been made redundant: general manager of customer ...