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Global manager appoints distribution director

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
Franklin Templeton Investments Australia recently executed a senior distribution hire and flagged the opportunity to further expand its team in the local market. Vivian Sun is moving to Franklin Templeton Investments Australia as a senior director of ...

Government super fund adds engagement lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
A $29 billion government superannuation fund has welcomed a new general manager of member engagement. ESSSuper has appointed David Daley in the role, replacing Brad Weldon who served on a contract basis since May 2017. Daley joined the fund from Link ...

Westpac admits it didn't take FoFA seriously

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
Westpac said while implementing the Future of Financial Advice reforms, it did not embed strong enough controls and record-keeping to police fee-for-no-service advice. The admission was made in the bank's annual sustainability report released today ...

Chief economist update: Oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
The last time we talked about oil, prices were surging and reaching for the skies. Crude oil price started to take off roundabout April this year after OPEC announced that its production cuts - starting on the 1 January 2017 and supposed to last for ...

Macquarie to front Royal Commission

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
Macquarie Group will front the financial services Royal Commission for the first time when the inquiry reconvenes for its final round of public hearings. Commissioner Kenneth Hayne released the list of entities called to give evidence in the seventh ...

Asset manager shutters two funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
A $310 billion asset manager has closed two of its actively managed Australian equity funds. The Nikko AM Australian Share Value Fund and Nikko AM Australian Share Fund were terminated on 21 September 2018. Nikko Asset Management Australia said the ...

Royal Commission hits Westpac cash earnings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
Westpac reported a flat net profit of $8 billion with increased remediation provisions and legal costs weighing on the group's cash earnings. The group recorded a 1% increase in net profit year-on-year to $8.095 billion for the 12 months to September ...

Macquarie reshuffles asset management lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
Macquarie Group has made three senior appointments and reshuffled its asset management business as it posts 1H19 net profits of $1.3 billion. Former RBA board member Jillian Broadbent AO is joining the boards of Macquarie Group and Macquarie Bank as ...

AMP hires from MLC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
AMP has shuffled its distribution lineup, hiring from a new head of platform development from MLC. AMP head of platform products John Keating has moved into the role of head of wealth distribution, Southern region. The post he leaves vacant is going ...

CBA sells CFSGAM, new wealth business chief executive appointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
Commonwealth Bank is selling Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) to a Japanese buyer. The bank has entered into an agreement with Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUTB) to sell the business for $4.13 billion for a total ...