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SMSFA appoints high profile former politicians

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
... incomes, superannuation and financial services" with the appointment of two high-profile public figures. Former NSW Liberal premier Nick Greiner and former Labor parliamentary secretary Bernie Ripoll will become members of the association's public policy ...

ANZ inks deal with IT platform

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... maintain long-term relationships with major customers remains a key plank in our growth strategy. We intend to become the premier Australian company assisting medium-to-large organisations in building smarter, faster, more efficient workforces through ...

Former BT executive to head advice group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... Madison from a micro licensee that supported a handful of advisers, with a minimalist service offer, to one of Australia's premier non-institutionally owned firms. In that time the firm's funds and premiums advised on grew dramatically, as did the numbers ...

NAB hires former NSW premier

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
National Australia Bank appointed former New South Wales premier Mike Baird as its chief customer officer, corporate and institutional banking. Baird started his career in banking with NAB in 1989 and worked for Deutsche Bank and HSBC prior to entering ...

Bligh appointed ABA chief executive

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
Former Queensland premier Anna Bligh will replace Steven Munchenberg as chief executive of the Australian Bankers Association, a role which will require her to weather the storm of a possible Royal Commission into the major banks. In a statement Bligh ...

SQM backs active Indian equity fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... inception. So far it has received investment backing from multi-family office Keystone Private, former New South Wales premier Nick Greiner and ex-Macquarie Bank chief executive Allan Moss. Welcoming SQM's rating, India Avenue managing director Mugunthan ...

NSW government pins fintech job hopes to H2 Ventures

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... lender Investec and H2 Ventures which will provide the fintech accelerator with an additional $4 million in funding. Deputy Premier and Minister for Small Business John Barilaro said the government's $2 million loan guarantee will help H2 Ventures create ...

Equity Trustees flags acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... confirmed. EQT has been on a major growth drive throughout 2016, with a view to becoming "the superannuation industry's premier provider of independent trustee services" in the New Year. As part of this, the company recently hired Grant Currie from Rio ...

Macquarie Infrastructure buys rail business

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... Glencore through a two-decade rail haulage contract that provides for exclusive rights to rail shipments from some of the premier steam coal mines in the world, serving end users in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. Furthermore, we believe ...

Godfrey Pembroke celebrates excellence in advice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
Adviser group Godfrey Pembroke has revealed the winner of its Adviser of the Year and Premier Practice Awards at its biennial conference. Principal financial planning specialist at Lighthouse Capital, Julia Schortinghuis, was awarded Adviser of the ...