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Industry super fund headcounts to swell

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
Investment professionals based in Melbourne should have no trouble finding job opportunities with industry superannuation funds over the next 12 months, according to recruitment experts. According to Kaizen Recruitment, the current job climate remains ...

CFSGAM subsidiary names investments lead

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
A Colonial First State Global Asset Management-owned equity fund manager has named its new head of investments. Former RF Capital chief investment officer David Walsh has been named head of investments at Realindex. Bringing over 20 years' experience ...

Nominees await top AFA honours

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
Standout financial advisers will be recognised with the presenting of the Association of Financial Advisers' annual suite of awards. The Adviser of the Year, Rising Star of the Year, Female Excellence in Advice and the Excellence in Education award ...

AFA names education award finalists

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
The Association of Financial Advisers has named the 2019 finalists for its AFA Excellence in Education Award. In its 12th year now, the award recognises "the transformative power of education in advice" and rewards advisers who are "striving for excellence ...

Grattan Institute chief retires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
Grattan Institute chief executive John Daley announced his retirement from the think-tank after a decade in the role. Daley will be stepping down from his position when his contract finishes in July 2020. Chair of Grattan Institute Alex Chernov said ...

IOOF divests Ord Minnett stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
IOOF is divesting its majority stake in Ord Minnett Holdings to focus on its wealth management capabilities. IOOF announced to shareholders this afternoon it will offload its 70% stake in Ord Minnett to a consortium for $115 million. It expects to make ...

IOOF names new chief executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
IOOF has appointed a permanent chief executive and managing director. Acting chief executive Renato Mota has been appointed to permanently lead the embattled wealth manager through a significant period of upheaval. The wealth firm also appointed Mota ...

Liquidnet acquires fintech

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
The global network for institutional investors has acquired a firm that uses natural language processing to produce predictive market analytics for investment professionals. Liquidnet has acquired Prattle, the developer of a proprietary system that ...

Navigating the new Pensioners Loan Scheme

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
Age pensioners may be able to borrow up to $54,000 against their family home from July 1 but retirees must weigh individual circumstances before applying for the revamped Pensioners Loan Scheme, says AMP. The scope of the Pensioners Loan Scheme, which ...

TAL offers advisers ethics assistance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
The life insurer will offer a training course to help financial advisers apply the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's code of ethics. In an effort to help advisers apply the code, TAL is offering a course via its risk academy. Run by ...