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Joyce Phillips leaves in ANZ restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
ANZ has announced it is simplifying its wealth management business, with group executive wealth, marketing and innovation Joyce Phillips departing in the process. The group's full year 2015 results showed the Global Wealth division contributed 8% to ...

Magellan appoints former Network Ten chief

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
Magellan has appointed the former chief executive of Ten Holdings to its board. Hamish McLennan joins Magellan as a non-executive director having headed up Network Ten from 2013 to 2015. He has also been executive vice president, office of the chairman ...

New FPA chief steps up

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
The new Financial Planning Association's new chief executive has commenced his appointment, succeeding Mark Rantall. Formerly general manager of policy and conduct since 2010, Dante De Gori was announced as Rantall's successor in November 2015; and ...

EQT creates two new roles in restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
Equity Trustees has restructured its Corporate Trustee Services business, creating two senior management roles in the process. The new structure was designed to "strengthen our client support capabilities in key areas and place further emphasis on client ...

Statewide COO departs, successor appointed

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
Statewide Super's chief operating officer (and former acting chief executive) Nicolle Rantanen has departed the fund, and the former head of ICT and administration services has taken her place. Linda Zeelie takes the COO position having headed up information ...

Three super funds take responsible investment gong

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
The Responsible Investment Association of Australasia has revised its certification program, giving its highest marks to three super funds. RIAA's Responsible Investment Certification Program is designed to award investment products, super funds, dealer ...

FSC reveals six-point super plan

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
The Financial Services Council has released its six-point plan to make Australia's superannuation system more robust. As per the FSC's statement, the first three points are: "Give every Australian saver cast-iron confidence in the system. Take it out ...

EQT reveals slight profit slide

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
Equity Trustees has released its interim 2016 results, revealing a slight 8.6% decline in net profit after tax to $7 million. Equity Trustees chairman Tony Killen attributed this to "a number of substantial one-off projects along with the amortisation ...

ASX "debutantes" beating market dips

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
Despite ongoing volatility in domestic equities, initial public offerings retain strong growth momentum and continue to outperform the ASX 200 index. Deloitte's 2016 IPO report shows that $17.6 billion in new equity came into the Australian market in ...

AIA profit boosted by Asian insurance demand

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
AIA has released its global interim 2016 results, showing an operating after-tax profit boost of 16% to US$3.2 billion ($4.4 billion). This reflects a 26% growth in the value of new business to US$2.2 billion and a 14% growth in annualised new premiums ...