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Frontier Advisors wins industry fund contract

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... Frontier over this time has been an important factor," Wright said. Wright had served as interim chief executive since February 2018 when long-serving chief Anthony Rodwell-Ball retired. She was officially appointed NGS's chief executive last month. ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street has fallen, prepare to be greedy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... jumped by 44% overnight to a reading of 22.96 points. Last night's tumble on Wall Street is the worst since the 5th of February - that was blamed on rising bond yields, and expectations of a more aggressive Fed and slowing global growth momentum. ...

Freedom drops chief, slashes workforce

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... who has been at the helm for nearly nine years, will be replaced by chief operating officer Craig Orton, who joined in February. Chief financial officer and actuary Jenny Andrews will also depart after almost five years with the company. The departures ...

Former super fund chief joins QIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... chief operations officer at AXA Asia Pacific. Currently, she serves on the board of BTFG Superannuation as a director. In February 2016, she was appointed as a director of the Westpac BT Superannuation boards and serves on the investment committee, and ...

Chief economist update: Keep one eye open on the housing market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... annual rate of 1.5% from the most recent peak of 5.1% (June 2017) while those for owner-occupiers eased to 7.5% from 8.1% (February 2018). So far so good, the housing market bubble is deflating in an orderly fashion. But the RBA should be alert that ...

Industry fund announces new leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... executive. Laura Wright has been officially promoted to lead NGS Super, having served as interim chief executive since February when long-serving chief Anthony Rodwell-Ball retired. Wright is NGS Super's second female chief executive and has worked at ...

MGP board director resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
... integrated. Linear was co-founded by Peterson in 2006 and he served as executive chair and responsible officer until February 2016. MGP chair Don Sharpe thanked Peterson for his contribution in consolidating the firm's growth position, stating that ...

ClearView breached anti-hawking law 300k times

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... prohibited by the Corporations Act. Breaching the provision amounts to a criminal offence, Orr pointed out. In early February 2018, ClearView announced it would refund $1.5 million to thousands of customers as a result of poor sales practises. It notified ...

APRA to reopen old wounds for CBA, IOOF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... 29WA of the SIS Act by not transitioning members properly to either a choice investment option or MySuper product on 21 February 2014. APRA reiterated its position "is and has always been" that CFS breached section 29WA and must rectify the situation. ...

Pendal builds global executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... deeply experienced, senior executive to lead the global risk function." Savjani will be based in London and commence in February 2019. He will replace Andrew Shiels who has acted in the role since November 2017. Pendal's global executive committee will ...