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ME names chairman replacing Weaven

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
ME has named the person taking over from not-for-profit sector heavyweight Garry Weaven as chair of the industry fund-owned bank. Ken Hodgson, who joined the ME board in January 2012, took over from Weaven on 1 January 2016. The decision was ratified ...

New role for IOOF executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016
IOOF general manager of distribution Renato Mota will take on a newly created role at the wealth management firm in 2016, following a company restructure and the resignation of Mick Farrell. Farrell resigned as general manager of dealerships in December ...

AFA winner highlights retirement fears

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers' 2015 Adviser of the Year has said many of his clients are "afraid" of retirement, and not just because of financial concerns. Speaking at a Zurich event in Sydney, The Retirement Advice Centre retirement adviser ...

PwC appoints SMSF specialist

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
A growing number of PwC clients moving in to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) has led to a new appointment at the professional services firm. Recently joining as director of PwC Private Clients is Liz Westover. She is expected to bolster PwC's ...

ASIC bans NAB-aligned adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
A financial adviser linked with National Australia Bank (NAB) owned Meritum Financial Group has been banned for six years by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). NAB has welcomed ASIC's action against Mark Tidbury after the bank ...

IOOF division launches philanthropy services

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
Australian Executor Trustees (AET), a division of IOOF, has launched a number of philanthropy solutions that will allow advisers access to structures that will benefit their clients. The firm has also assisted Queensland University of Technology (QUT) ...

SMSFs could own Kidman Station

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
A crowd-funded initiative is proposing that self-managed super funds (SMSFs) raise about $360 million to acquire Kidman Station. The initiative, started by retail investment platform DomaCom and financial adviser Stephen Burgin, was set up following ...

CBA makes senior advice appointment from AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
CBA has appointed a new general manager, bank financial planning and an independent chair to its advice board. Hugh Humphrey joins CBA from AMP, where he was director, strategy and transformation for the group's advice, bank and corporate super businesses. ...

Whitehelm Capital acquires 49% stake in GE business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
Whitehelm Capital has acquired a 49.9% stake in General Electric Energy Financial Services' Worsley Multi-Fuel Cogeneration (Worsley Cogen) power plant. Worsley Cogen is valued at $1.2 billion and GE will retain a 50.1% stake in the business. It generates ...

Individual risk income premiums top $2.4bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
Individual risk income premium inflows increased 5.5% to more than $2.4 billion in the year to September 2015 according to the latest Plan For Life data. BT/Westpac led the overall percentage growth, recording a 16.7% increase in risk income inflows ...