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BOQ appoints former Wallaby as specialist chief

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
BOQ has appointed the chief executive of its specialist business. Dr Brett Robinson joins the bank from Icon Cancer Care, where he was managing director and chief executive. He has also held roles at Mondial Assistance and IAG and played for the Wallabies ...

Myonlineadvisers teams up with US robo firm

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
American portfolio crash-testing company, RiXtrema, has announced signing an exclusivity agreement and memorandum of understanding with wealth management firm myonlineadvisers. The joint venture provides wealth advisers with online tools which will ...

ING DIRECT super manager promoted

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... them through their financial lifecycle, from home loans to superannuation," Woolnough said. "Many brokers and advisers recognise this and are increasingly working together, through either commercial agreements or referrals, to provide this level of service ...

Aussie pension policy needs careful adjustment: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Australia's complex superannuation system disproportionately benefits higher-income earners and "undermines the progressivity of the income tax system." The IMF's latest economic assessment of Australia says ...

SMSF Association farewells super shadow minister

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
The SMSF Association has paid tribute to federal politician Bernie Ripoll, who recently announced his resignation as Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation. Ripoll will be leaving politics at the next election and the SMSF Association ...

Macquarie announces new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
Macquarie Group has filled its vacant chairman position. On 31 March 2016, Peter Warne will succeed outgoing chair Kevin McCann, who announced his retirement from the position on September 24. Warne is currently a non-executive director at the group ...

More Macquarie advisers flock to Shaw

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
Shaw and Partners (Shaw) has appointed five more Macquarie veterans just weeks after the private wealth firm hired three others from the financial services giant. Former Macquarie Private Wealth Victorian state manager Malcolm Cameron has taken on the ...

KPMG pinpoints stagnant insurance industry

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... significant challenges over the next 2 years." He added, "However, the report also finds that - while insurers clearly recognise the innovation imperative - most are struggling to catalyse innovation within their own organisations. "More than three-quarters ...

Ellerston named hedge fund of the year

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
The Ellerston Australian Market Neutral Fund has taken home the 2015 Australian Hedge Fund of the Year award. Hedge funds of all styles and sizes were recognised at the Hedge Funds Rock event in Sydney's glitzy Ivy Ballroom. Ellerston also collected ...

State Street appoints APAC markets head

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
State Street has appointed a new head of global markets sales and trading and research for the Asia-Pacific region. Colin Zhong joined State Street from UBS, where he specialised in "currency and fixed income rates products in locations including Hong ...