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Advice association shutters

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
... practitioners," the UFAA said. In fact, the AIOFP had attempted to merge with the UFAA but found it incompatible. AIOFP chief executive Peter Johnston said his association was in initial discussions with the UFAA to merge. "It did not go anywhere as ...

Looking beyond high-dividend stocks

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
... stocks, according to Redpoint Investment Management. Speaking at a GSFM outlook, Redpoint Investment Management chief executive and lead portfolio manager for Australian equities Max Cappetta said there is a cyclicality to dividends over the calendar ...

UniSuper's O'Sullivan on what's next

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
Two months out from his last day at UniSuper, chief executive Kevin O'Sullivan talks to Financial Standard about his eight years at the fund, going public offer and staying away from mergers. O'Sullivan arrived at UniSuper in 2013, after a career ...

DWS Group hires client coverage head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
DWS Group has appointed a head of client coverage for APAC to lead all coverage and provide investment solutions to institutional and wholesale clients. Vanessa Wang will commence the role on September 1 and will be based in Hong Kong. Wang will report ...

Mercer bolsters alternatives team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
Mercer has appointed an alternatives investment director for the Pacific region after seeing increased client interest for alternative assets in the region. Marcus De Kock joins from Mercer UK where he was a senior investment strategist in the Institutional ...

KPMG promotes two super experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
KPMG Australia has promoted superannuation and self-managed super fund experts respectively to partners. Cecilia Storniolo, the director of superannuation advisory, actuarial and financial risk, will become a partner on July 1. She joined the consulting ...

Schroders head of distribution exits

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... his role as head of sales." Macken, who previously reported to Mather, will now report to Schroders Australia chief executive Sam Hallinan. So will the product and marketing heads. In February, Schroders Australia appointed Hallinan as chief executive ...

Industry split on paid vaccine leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... Australian Council for Trade Unions, with the peak body asking for a nationwide scheme similar to that proposed by the FSU. The ACTU argues that mandated paid vaccination leave would incentivise Australians to get the jab. Away from home, the city of ...

Licensee to acquire Sentry Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... Spring FG Funds Management and Spring Realty. He is joined by Sentry shareholder and director Michael Harrison as a non-executive director. Sentry managing director and shareholder David Newman will assume the role of joint chief operating officer and ...

Advisers win annual renew law relief

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... fee-for-no-service problem that plagued the advice industry. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) acting chief executive Phil Anderson said: "We thank the minister for responding to this issue and coming forward with a solution." Anderson explained ...