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Shaw and Partners appoints CBA, Macquarie vet

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
Shaw and Partners has appointed a new head of corporate finance. Geoff Carrick joins the firm from CBA Institutional Equities, where he was head of capital markets. Prior to that, he worked at RBS Australia and spent 15 years with Macquarie Capital. ...

Super effectively the same as lotto for younger Australians

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
Younger Australians have nearly as much faith in winning the lottery as using super to fund their retirement, according to a BT survey. BT's recent Australian Financial Health Index, based on a survey of over 4,000 Australians over 18 and weighted to ...

J.P. Morgan wins in $5bn NZ custody review

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
J.P. Morgan has been re-selected by Annuitas for custody over the roughly $5 billion in assets in New Zealand's National Provident and Government Superannuation Funds. Annuitas was established in 2001 as a joint venture between the two funds and provides ...

SSGA Aussie equity fund added to Asgard platform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
A State Street Global Advisors Australian equity fund has been added to the Asgard eWRAP platform. The benchmark-unaware Australian equity fund is managed by SSGA's active quantitative equity team, and has achieved a total 10.69% return over five years ...

ASX chief announces immediate resignation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
ASX chief executive and managing director Elmer Funke Kupper has announced his immediate departure. Funke Kupper, who has been ASX chief executive since October 2011, is currently involved in an Australian Federal Police investigation into allegations ...

Stockspot releases robo tool for HNW investors

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
Stockspot has released a personalised automated investment portfolio service targeted at attracting high-net worth investors. The Stockspot Themes service allows "qualifying investors" to choose from 14 different investment themes which tie into Stockspot's ...

ASIC consults on robo regulation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
ASIC has released a draft regulatory guide and consultation paper for the robo-advice sector. The guide addresses industry concerns about and expectations for digital advice. It suggests robo-advice providers must hold an Australian financial services ...

July 1 will end the "amateur" SMSF era

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
New entry and licensing requirements for SMSF auditors and accountants from July 1 will likely result in many funds being wound up, according to industry consultant John Wiseman. Wiseman noted that, as at December 2015, SMSFs represented 30% of the ...

Berkshire-owned Gen Re to close Melbourne office

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
Berkshire Hathaway Insurance's Gen Re will close its Melbourne office and several other operations as part of a global property and casualty business restructure. Gen Re's statement said that "smaller" business operations - including the Melbourne office ...

FSC salutes choice reforms, ISA calls for more transparency

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
The Financial Services Council has applauded new legislation to widen default superannuation fund choice, while Industry Super Australia has said more MySuper fund transparency is required. FSC chief executive Sally Loane supported the Superannuation ...