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Westpac mulls sale of in-house planners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
Westpac has confirmed it is exploring options for its in-house financial planning division, following questions from Financial Standard about a potential sale of 50% of Westpac Financial Planning. Financial Standard understands Westpac is in talks with ...

Chief economist update: Time for an RBA shift to neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
"Our tightenings or loosenings of monetary policy are determined by the inflation outlook. If the economy wants to grow faster than it currently is, and inflation is not showing any tendency to rise to the point where it could threaten our medium-term ...

Link sells a slice of $1.5 billion acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
Link Group is selling a part of a business it acquired for $1.5 billion in 2017, with the proceeds going to pay down debt. The ASX-listed company has entered a binding agreement to sell its corporate and private clients (CPCS) business to Apex Group ...

Industry fund appoints chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
A $2.5 billion industry fund has appointed a new chair as the incumbent retires after 19 years on the board. AvSuper has elected Ben Firkins to chair its board of trustees, starting February 1. He replaces George Fishlock who announced his retirement ...

Challenger boutique appoints chief operating officer

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
A $10.5 billion boutique in Challenger's multi-affiliate investment arm has appointed a chief operating officer. Tracy Kellett is joining fixed income manager Ardea Investment Management as its first chief operating officer. Kellett is well known ...

Chief economist update: The Fed pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
Three became two, two became one (maybe) or none (more likely). That's the genealogy of the number of interest rate hikes expected of the US Federal Reserve this year - a quick downshift from two 25 basis point increases in the fed funds rate the ...

Formica finds new CEO role

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
Former Janus Henderson Group co-chief executive Andrew Formica is joining Jupiter Fund Management as its new leader in March. Formica will replace current Jupiter chief executive Maarten Slendebroek, who is transitioning out of his role and finishing ...

Clime names distribution and private wealth lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
Clime Investment Management appointed Adam Youkhana as general manager of private wealth and distribution, a newly created role to lead the client-facing functions of the group. Youkhana was most recently the general manager of wealth at ASX-listed ...

Industry Super Australia attacks Future Fund concept

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
The peak body for industry superannuation suggests defaulting workers' retirement savings into the Future Fund would be a costly mistake. According to Industry Super Australia, workers would be about $124,000 worse off if their superannuation was ...

FSC extends life code consultation deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
The Financial Services Council is extending the consultation period for the second iteration of its life code until 31 January 2019. The draft FSC Life Insurance Code of Practice was first released for consultation in November 2018, proposing 30 changes ...