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Modest rise in retirement living costs: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... and property rates and charges (+4.6%). The most significant offsetting price falls were vegetables (-5.9%), telecommunication equipment and services (-2%) and automotive fuel (-1.7%). There also were price rises for health services, namely pharmaceutical ...

CBA makes senior advice appointment from AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
CBA has appointed a new general manager, bank financial planning and an independent chair to its advice board. Hugh Humphrey joins CBA from AMP, where he was director, strategy and transformation for the group's advice, bank and corporate super businesses. ...

SMSFs ramp up trading in turbulent markets

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors are making the most of recent volatility and buying cheap when the market is low, CommSec trading data shows. CommSec SMSFs trading patterns for the week ending 28 August 2015, which included the biggest single ...

ACBC adds further XTBs

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
The Australian Corporate Bond Company (ACBC) has made four more XTBs (exchange traded bond units) available on the ASX. The release is the company's third tranche in as many weeks and takes the stable of XTBs to 33 in total. The latest release expands ...

IQ Group adds to executive leadership team

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
Superannuation and wealth management consultant IQ Group has appointed a head of customer advocacy and assurance to align with the launch of the firm's new business unit. Joining IQ Group is Sharad Tanwar who will develop and deliver strategies to further ...

REST creates two new management roles

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
REST Industry Super has created two new management roles in a bid to further drive the $37 billion fund's customer service and investments arms. Joining REST as general manager customer service is Beth Parkin, who will report to chief operating officer ...

Mercer appoints independent director

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
An advocate for digital transformation, social media and innovation has joined the Mercer Superannuation Australia Limited (MSAL) board. Joining the Mercer super board as an independent non-executive director is Sue O'Connor. Her role will include working ...

China puts another one in the bag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
Like the energizer bunny, China keeps on going and going... and going. Certainly, concerns are mounting over the Middle Kingdom's slowing economy in recent months but even the IMF, in its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) -- released 6 October -- ...

First State Super funds Aussie start-ups

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
First State Super has led a $200 million capital raising aimed at nurturing the development of Australian internet start-ups. First State Super chief investment officer Richard Brandweiner confirmed the fund has made a $110 million investment towards ...

Dalton Nicol Reid rebrands

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... former Morgan Stanley executive director Scott Kelly to manage the utilities, infrastructure, transport and telecommunication investment sectors. The firm was also recently appointed by Energy Super to manage the fund's $400 million Australian equities ...