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Long-standing Djerriwarrh executive retires

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
Djerriwarrh Investments Limited will soon see long-standing director Andrew Guy leave after about three decades in the job. Guy has served as a Djerriwarrh Investments director since December 1989. He has also held a spot on the company's investment ...

Rice Warner recruits NAB executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
The head of insurance in superannuation at NAB is joining Rice Warner in an executive role. The researcher appointed Tim Jenkins as executive general manager, superannuation; a role in which he will provide strategic and tactical advice to superannuation ...

Future Fund reshuffles investment team

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
The Future Fund is making several changes to its leadership team in an effort to simplify its structure and strengthen its investment, technology and risk functions. Its chief investment strategist will also leave in April. Raphael Arndt will continue ...

Global asset manager rebrands

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
Natixis Asset Management will rebrand to Ostrum Asset Management as of April 3 in a bid to expand its partnerships and refocus its investment strategies. The move is part of the asset manager's European parent, Natixis Investment Managers, aligning ...

FOS submission points finger at advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
Financial advisers account for more than one-third of all serious misconduct issues identified by the Financial Ombudsman Service since early 2012. In a submission to the Royal Commission, FOS attributed 39% of serious misconduct identified in the last ...

Xero appoints former Microsoft Australia chief

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
Xero has named its new chief executive, succeeding founder Rod Drury. Steve Vamos will take the reins at Xero on April 1. Vamos is the former chief executive of Microsoft Australia and New Zealand as well as Asia-Pacific managing director at Apple. ...

Former Millennium 3 adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
A former Millennium 3 and Lonsdale Financial Group financial adviser was banned for seven years for personally using client funds. Glenn William Connor was banned by ASIC after it found that he had used clients' assets as security for a margin loan ...

Chief economist update: Trump spoils for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
"You're going to have protection for the first time in a long time." For better or worse, US President Donald Trump continues to deliver on his campaign promises. Wall Street took Trump's latest promise fulfilment as an excuse to take profits. The Dow ...

ASIC seeks Deloitte to liquidate SMSF business

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
ASIC applied to the Federal Court to appoint a Deloitte partner to liquidate a Perth-based self-managed super fund business. The regulator commenced proceedings against Superfunded - along with sole director Max Goldenberg and sole shareholder Mark ...

Synchron appoints state manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
Financial advice dealer group Synchron named Matthew Wallis as the new state manager for New South Wales. Wallis will succeed Paul Del Grande who resigned to focus on his financial advice practice, InSync Financial Services. Sydney-based Wallis has ...