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Advice associations weigh in on member interests bill

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
The peak bodies representing financial advisers have taken similar positions on the Government's latest round of superannuation reforms. In submissions to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee on the Putting Members' Interests First Bill ...

Wills and BDBN raise adviser interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
The complexities of binding death benefit nominations and wills piqued the interest of many at the quarterly Challenger and Financial Standard Technical Services Forum. Australian Unity head of technical services Yvonne Chu raised the question of what ...

Ken Marshman departs JANA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
Ken Marshman is stepping down as chair of JANA and his successor has been named. Marshman has announced his retirement from the JANA board and Fiona Dunn has been named as his successor. Marshman commenced his transition to retirement in 2013. He served ...

Mercer names head of investment consulting

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
Mercer has appointed a head of investment consulting in a newly created role. Michael Armitage will lead investment consulting activities in Australia within the institutional wealth team. Melbourne-based Armitage was most recently director of investment ...

AMP Capital appoints managing director Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
AMP Capital has created a new managing director role for its Australian business and promoted its head of institutional. Marsha Beck has been promoted to the new role, effective immediately. Having joined in 2015, Beck was most recently leading AMP ...

Mercer appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
Mercer will welcome a new chief executive following the promotion of Julio A. Portalatin. Marsh & McLennan Companies - the parent company of Mercer - has named Martine Ferland as the new president and chief executive of Mercer, effective March 1. Ferland ...

Adviser-matching app launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has launched an online tool that helps match potential clients with the right financial adviser. Find a Planner is an app allowing potential clients to control how many financial planners can contact them ...

Code of ethics still the main game: FPA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
Financial Planning Association of Australia head of policy and standards Ben Marshan said the FASEA-led Code of Ethics remains the biggest game changer to the advice industry. Speaking at the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum on ...

FSC appoints UBS, Mercer heads

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
The Financial Services Council has appointed Mercer and UBS Asset Management's Australian heads to its board to fill two director vacancies. Mercer Australia managing director Ben Walsh and UBS Asset Management Australia chief executive Bryce Doherty ...

Global property manager appoints Aussie asset management lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
A $157 billion real estate investment manager has appointed a former AMP Capital executive to head its Australian asset management business after the incumbent left in May. Rick Marston has been appointed as TH Real Estate's head of asset management ...