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Vanguard appoints Australian exec

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
Vanguard has added to its Melbourne-based team, appointing a chief information officer for Asia Pacific. Kim Petersen started as the CIO earlier this month, which puts her in the lead role for one of Vanguard's three critical IT hubs across the world. ...

AUB Group hires chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
An ASX-listed insurance broking, underwriting and risk services group has hired a new chief executive and managing director. Mike Emmett will join AUB Group in March, replacing the incumbent Mark Searles. Emmett was most recently the chief executive ...

Chief economist update: Bring on Aussie dollar depreciation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
"Capital Economics sees the local currency falling to US60c this year and hovering there through 2020; it previously forecast it at US65c for 2019 and US70c for 2020." (Australian Financial Review) That's a whopping 15%-16% drop from A$/US$ exchange ...

VicSuper updates digital advice offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
A refreshed user interface, a new coach avatar and new retirement planning options have been rolled out to VicSuper members after the fund updated its Beeline digital guidance and advice tool. The update means VicSuper members now have a new mix of ...

SMSF returns not accurate in Productivity Commission report

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
The Productivity Commission's final report quoted SMSF costs at "close to double" of the actual cost of running SMSFs $500,000 or less in net assets, Class said. In July last year, Class made a submission to the PC saying APRA and ATO used different ...

Kelly O'Dwyer to leave parliament

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
Former financial services minister Kelly O'Dwyer will retire before the next election. In an announcement on Saturday, Member for Higgins Kelly O'Dwyer said she would not recontest the next federal election, citing personal reasons. "After much agonising ...

Norwegian pension fund drops WHSP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
Norges Bank decided its Government Pension Fund Global should drop Washington H. Soul Pattinson from its investment universe. Norges Bank's Government Pension fund Global has axed Washington H. Soul Pattinson from its investment universe based on recommendations ...

AFIC director retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
A director at the Australian Foundation Investment Company (AFIC) is retiring today after a five-year stint on the board. Retiring from the AFIC board is Jacqueline Hey, a member of the company's investment committee and nomination committee. She has ...

ASIC seeks new default super partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
ASIC is on the hunt for a new default superannuation fund for employees but smaller funds need not bother applying. In tender documents the corporate regulator specified it will only consider bids made by super funds with at least $10 billion in assets ...

ANZ, IOOF revise wealth sale agreement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
The sale of ANZ's pensions and investments business may take longer than anticipated with contracts now amended following APRA's regulatory action against IOOF. Providing a further update on the sale, ANZ said it has agreed an amendment with ...