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AMCIL suffers short-term performance dip

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
Listed investment company AMCIL saw its half-year profit fall 23.8% to $2.8 million in the six months to 31 December but the fund is still ahead of its benchmark over the longer term. Revenue from investments was $3.6 million excluding capital gains ...

REI Super extends Ibbotson consultancy mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... retirement objectives." The deal extends a decade long partnership between the two companies. REI Super chief executive Mal Smith commented: "Ibbotson has worked closely with us to enhance our investment menu to cater to our members' evolving needs. ...

MyState appoints head of broker services

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
Banking and wealth management group MyState has appointed a former St George Bank mortgage broking state manager as head of broker services. Sandi Sims will be responsible for leading the mortgage broker sales and service strategy of MyState Bank and ...

AFA GenXt roadshow connects knowledge and performance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will focus on education and knowledge as a means to drive business and client performance at this year's GenXt National Roadshow. More than 1,500 people are expected to attend the roadshows that are taking ...

Sunsuper nabs senior AFA executive

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief commercial officer Anne Fuchs has accepted a role as national manager, retail distribution and advice at Sunsuper. Fuchs was only appointed to the role of COO in August 2014. She set up the matchmaking ...

AIA appoints chief marketing officer

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... of business areas. The life insurer has appointed former GE Capital A&NZ head of marketing and portfolio management Renae Smith to the role. Smith will start on February 11 and will be in charge of leading the AIA Vitality team, the retail pricing and ...

Investors will need to be patient in 2015: PM Capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
PM Capital chief investment officer Paul Moore believes equity markets are far from cheap and investors will need to be patient over the coming year and pounce on any price falls. "When we look out over the next 12 to 18 months for new opportunities ...

FPA sets sights on lifting professional standards

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
Education and professional standards must be raised if the quality of advice across the financial planning industry is to be consistent, according to Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall. The industry body has labelled 2015 ...

Former FSC policy head gets government role

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
Former Financial Services Council (FSC) senior executive Martin Codina has been snapped up for a role in Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's office as chief of staff. Codina was at the FSC for eight years and spent around half of that time as the ...

BetaShares names chief operating officer

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
Exchange traded fund (ETF) provider BetaShares has appointed its chief operating officer from CitiCorp. Debbie Bennett has extensive experience in financial services, most recently as technical sales manager at CitiCorp. She has also held senior management ...