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NAB to simplify operations via job cuts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... bank. At the same time, Thorburn announced the opening of 10 new branches in the "fast-growth urban corridors" of western Sydney and Melbourne. The bank also reported a net profit of $5.28 billion for FY17. This is in comparison to last year's net loss ...

Financial services firms eye machine learning

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... statistical models" by using optimisation techniques to fit certain parameters. New York-based Mann, who was recently in Sydney, told Financial Standard that different organisations are at different levels of maturity in how they're approaching machine ...

Capital Group takes aim at the fund size myth

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... threshold needs to be put to bed, according to Capital Group head of Australia Paul Hennessy. Speaking at a media event in Sydney, Hennessy noted that Australian investors have been consistently told that large funds underperform "because they are forced ...

Superannuation investment guru joins La Trobe board

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... La Trobe Financial. Gerard Parlevliet joins the La Trobe Financial board with plans to assist the company expanding its Sydney footprint in the investment sector. His career spans more than 38 years. This includes 25 years' in the superannuation industry ...

AMP rolling out enhanced goals-based advice business

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... client as part of their initial competition entry. The top five entries were then chosen to participate in the finals in Sydney where they took part in a technical quiz, made a presentation on Australia's retirement income system and put their people ...

Legg Mason hires national BDM

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
Legg Mason appointed a new national business development manager to bolster its Sydney presence. Adam Muston joins from UBS Asset Management where he was the national sales manager of wholesale sales. Prior to joining UBS, he was an equity and derivative ...

Banks will step out of wealth: Medcraft

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... management arms because it's tough to restore the consumer trust repeatedly tarnished by these businesses. Speaking at a Sydney Financial Forum event yesterday, Medcraft said the big four banks will reposition themselves as pure banking businesses because ...

Contango Asset Management chief departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... coincides with CGA making a decision to "focus on the growth of its core offerings," as well as relocating operations to Sydney as part of a cost structure review. CGA director Marty Switzer will assume management duties as interim chief executive. Amos ...

Surefire Melbourne Cup bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... (again not for the RBA) is deputy governor Guy Debelle's talk on "Uncertainty" at the 7th Warren Hogan Memorial Lecture in Sydney last week. This is where he told the audience that, "our assessment is that there still remains a sizeable degree of spare ...

FPA reveals annual award finalists

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... Professional Practice of the Year Award Capital Partners Private Wealth Advisers - Perth (WA) Eureka Whittaker Macnaught - Sydney & Brisbane (NSW & QLD) MBA Financial Strategists - Adelaide (SA) FPA University Student of the Year Award Azaria Bell Jonathon ...