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Industry fund continues in-house investment expansion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
Industry super fund Cbus is continuing to expand its in-house investment capability with the appointment of a senior portfolio manager, fixed interest and cash. Michael Swan, formerly of boutique fixed income asset manager Brookline Partners, joins ...

Mercer appoints acting CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
Following the resignation of Pacific chief investment officer Russell Clarke, Mercer has named an interim successor and announced the addition of six new partners in the Australian business, including a former Colonial First State executive. Deputy ...

FSC awards life insurance standouts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
The Financial Services Council recognised the best and brightest in the life insurance industry overnight at a gala dinner in Sydney. AIA head of retail risk, optimisation and compliance Kathleen Williams received the Young Achiever Award at the FSC ...

Advisers urged to prepare clients for super shift

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
Superannuation funds are at risk of potentially losing significant value if trustees don't capture the tax implications or the appropriate structures correctly ahead of the pending 1 July changes, a business advisory expert warns. Fordham Group partner ...

Two-year road to Brexit begins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
It's official. It's signed, sealed and delivered. Making good on the promise she made in October last year, UK prime minister Theresa May invoked Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union formally setting in motion the two-year time limit for negotiations ...

Nikko AM hire targets innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
Following research into the future of product innovation and development, Nikko Asset Management Australia has created a new executive role to drive the firm's product agenda. Hendrie Koster has been appointed as head of product and strategy, with Nikko ...

Gross and PIMCO settle dispute

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
Star bond manager Bill Gross has settled a law suit with former employer PIMCO, ending a 15-month legal battle. Gross, 72, sued PIMCO for $US200 million following his abrupt departure from the firm in 2014, claiming that he was forced out so colleagues ...

Record crowd rocks FICAP

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) raised more than $200,000 at its 11th annual 'Who Wants to be a RockStar?' fundraiser last night. Heavy rains couldn't dampen the spirits of FICAP's record crowd of more than 900 who rocked out in ...

Professional standards need deeper thought: Consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
Financial advisers must look beneath the surface of the recently enacted professional standards legislation and start combating the real challenges facing the developing advice profession. Assured Support principal and founder Sean Graham believes the ...

Fund managers reshuffle board for $413bn merger

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
The new board has been selected for the historic global funds management merger announced in October last year. Following the completion of the merger between Henderson Group and Janus Capital, the new board will consist of chair Richard Gillingwater ...