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Myer Family Investments hires portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
Myer Family Investments has hired a portfolio manager from Janus Henderson Investors. Nick Sladen joined the family office in December as a portfolio manager for equities, Myer FI confirmed. He has almost two decades of financial services experience ...

Roll-it Super expands offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
Roll-it Super has partnered with Moneytree to provide customers better control of their finances. Personal finance management app Moneytree will provide API infrastructure to enable Roll-it Super users to aggregate all financial accounts securely. Roll-it ...

Rest launches low-cost indexed options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
Industry superannuation fund Rest has launched new indexed options that do not charge investment fees. Introduced to Rest members in December 2018, the three new indexed investment choices offer Australian shares, overseas shares or a balanced option ...

Chief economist update: Good jobs bad jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... edged lower to 5% from 5.1% (taking this to two decimal points, Factset figures show the jobless rate down to 4.98% in December - the lowest rate since June 2011 (4.92%)). That's fine and dandy, Andy. These numbers are certainly something to write ...

Parametric critiques Productivity Commission's final report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
Parametric have taken the final Productivity Commission report into superannuation to task in its latest research report. According to the firm, the PC missed an opportunity to highlight how super members retiring on after-tax returns are penalised ...

ASIC bans former NAB, CBA advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
The corporate regulator permanently banned a former NAB financial adviser, while a former Commonwealth Bank and Synchron adviser was handed a five-year ban. Tai Thanh Nguyen of Adelaide was permanently banned by ASIC for dishonest conduct while licensed ...

Profit downgrade hurts Challenger

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
Challenger shares dropped by 17% overnight after recently appointed chief executive Richard Howes flagged a profit downgrade. Challenger's share price plunged from $9.23 to about $7.65 on the back of lower-than-expected December 2018 half-year results. ...

Copia hires from Zenith

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
A Melbourne multi-boutique has snapped up Zenith Investment Partners' former marketing and communications manager as it builds its team. Anthony Pesutto has joined Copia Investment Partners as general manager for marketing, in a full-time role. Pesutto ...

Chief economist update: Don't buy now, Australian property will be cheaper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
Last week, the Australian Financial Review (AFR) published a piece headed: "Capital Economics becomes fourth forecaster to call for RBA rate cut". It talked about the "independent macroeconomic research" company joining AMP Capital and Industry Super ...

LICs defy franking credit refund changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
Amid the uncertainty surrounding the future of franking credit refunds, two listed investment companies are rewarding shareholders with special dividends. The Australian Foundation Investment Company (AFIC) and Mirrabooka announced they will pay special ...