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Planning firm to launch Netwealth private label

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... technology and services and have a number of exciting new initiatives that we hope to roll out to adviser early in the new year." Earlier this month Netwealth partnered with wealth management firm Stanford Brown on another private label.

IOOF shifts senior staff to lead Bridges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
Bridges Financial Services will welcome two recruits in the New Year, both taking on newly-created roles. Joining the Bridges leadership team in the role of head of business support is Kate Anderson, currently head of technical services at IOOF. Anderson ...

Trump to boost Aussie commodities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
The squashed Australian commodity sector is expected to receive salvation from President-elect Trump come the New Year. That is a key takeout of State Street Global Advisors' latest report, 'After a Year of Unthinkables', which highlights the opportunities ...

The year that was and the year that will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... Europe and Japan) sent financial markets - equity, bond, commodity and currency - into a tailspin. It wasn't a happy New Year welcome to 2016. It was spooky - as the Australian Financial Review headlined on the 8 January, "George Soros see echoes of ...

Centrepoint driving adviser efficiencies

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
Centrepoint will launch a range of back office solutions to its advisers in the New Year. The package will include para-planning, para-lending, life insurance health screening and varied administrative support options, including outsourcing particular ...

Financial Standard appoints editor, unveils new website

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
Financial Standard will welcome a new editor in the New Year, the first of several changes at the wealth management publication. Deputy editor Darren Snyder will step into the top role on 3 January, succeeding Mark Smith who departed in October. Coinciding ...

Ombudsman takes on ANZ fairness role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
A Commonwealth Ombudsman is entering a newly created role at ANZ in the New Year. Joining as customer fairness advisor, Colin Neave will be charged with improving fairness of the bank's products and services for retail, small business and wealth customers ...

Standard Life appoints Aberdeen exec

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
A former Aberdeen senior executive will lead Standard Life Investment's investment team in the New Year. Archie Struthers will join the global manager as head of investments on 9 January, taking over from current head of investment process Bill Lambert. ...

Virgin Super sees Mercer takeover

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
Mercer will open a direct-to-consumer superannuation fund in the New Year as part of its takeover of Virgin Super. Providing Virgin Super with administration services since 2015, Mercer is extending its partnership to further craft and develop the $540 ...

Equity Trustees flags acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... 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 Tinto's superannuation fund as head of superannuation trustee ...