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Former Sunsuper CIO joins advisory firm

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
Sydney-based advisory firm, MCG Wealth Management, has appointed a former chief investment officer of Sunsuper to head for its investment committee. Stepping into the role is Jack Gray, who was most recently co-head of asset allocation at GMO Boston. ...

Female planner tops CFP program

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has named Claire McGregor as the winner of the fifth Gwen Fletcher Memorial award, the fourth female planner to be awarded the accolade. McGregor, of Elston Partners, has been advising for four years and received ...

Financial services given hand to protect seniors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
Advocacy group Protecting Seniors Wealth has launched a new education program designed to address an increasing trend in financial abuse of the ageing demographic. The program titled "Lead with impact" consists of workshops, presentations, tailored ...

Copia expands distribution team with Magellan hire

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
Copia Investment Partners has appointed a new business development associate. Jacinta King has previously been a business development associate at Magellan. She was also program manager, communications at Forethought Research. Prior to this, she held ...

ANZ makes two senior advice appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
ANZ has made two senior appointments for its advice and wealth business. Darren Whereat, now general manager aligned dealers and advice standards, was previously chief executive of RI Advice Group. Prior to that, he was head of key accounts and dealer ...

PROFILE: Mercer chief customer officer Renee McGowan

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
Renee McGowan is fluent in Indonesian and has worked in over 30 countries during her career. As Mercer chief customer and marketing officer, she has become the organisation's custodian of customers. McGowan admits she had a fairly accidental entry into ...

Copia appoints state manager from CFS

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
Boutique investment manager Copia Investment Partners has appointed a state manager, Northern region. Angela Vincent joins Copia from Colonial First State, where she was a strategic account manager. She has also held senior roles at Perpetual and Next ...

AustralianSuper makes major play for King's Cross

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
AustralianSuper has placed a vote of confidence in the UK's King's Cross development, increasing its stake from 25% to 67.5% in less than 12 months. The UK government announced on Friday it had sold its 36.5% portion of the project to Australia's largest ...

Fingerprint offered as bank password alternative

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
ING DIRECT customers will now be able to login to their banking app by scanning their finger prints on their capable iPhones and iPads. One in three mobile and tablet banking users use their mobile or tablet app at least once every day, compared to ...

Mercer appoints independent director

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
An advocate for digital transformation, social media and innovation has joined the Mercer Superannuation Australia Limited (MSAL) board. Joining the Mercer super board as an independent non-executive director is Sue O'Connor. Her role will include working ...