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Maritime Super appoints independent director

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
Maritime Super has appointed a high profile independent director to its board. Lynelle Briggs is an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia and has held senior government and executive positions, including chief executive of Medicare ...

Bloomberg launches financial data management tool

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
Bloomberg PolarLake has expanded its enterprise data management business to financial services companies and corporates in Asia and Australia. The company's expansion follows the establishment of an office in Singapore to meet the sector's growing needs ...

Defensive pension pots just won't last

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
Portfolio diversification and a greater allocation to growth assets are likely to help retirees make their superannuation last longer, according to modelling by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and State Street Global Advisors ...

ASX: The people's platform

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
The ASX's drive into wealth management has been so successful it is now in effect Australia's seventh largest wealth management platform. Research by Rainmaker released earlier this year revealed that the combined funds under administration (FUA) in ...

QIC hires senior infrastructure execs

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
QIC has hired two senior infrastructure executives to lead its US and UK/European infrastructure operations. Geoff Chatas will lead the infrastructure business in North America from the firm's New York City office and Giles Tucker will lead the UK and ...

AMP launches goals-based investment site

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
AMP Capital has launched a website to assist financial advisers in their conversations with clients about how to achieve their goals through different investment strategies. The site helps advisers identify the client's goals, risks and priorities. ...

New ASFA course focuses on post-retirement

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... retirement planning, social security payments, aged care and estate planning. It is aimed at administrators and contact centre staff working for the funds and service providers, product development managers, financial advisers and investment managers. ...

HUB24 sets up white label platform for Wilson HTM

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
HUB24 has signed an agreement with Wilson HTM to implement and distribute a white label version of the HUB24 investment and superannuation platform to the firm's clients. The platform offers a wide range of investments including shares, managed funds ...

Platinum AM appoints independent director

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
The board of Platinum Asset Management has appointed a non-executive independent director. Stephen Menzies will be Platinum's fourth non-executive independent directors and will join the other four executive directors at the company's board. Menzies ...

Telstra Super lawyer wins WiS scholarship

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
Telstra Super senior legal counsel Sharyn Cowley has been awarded one of four inaugural Mavis Robertson Scholarship Programs, offered by advocacy group Women in Super. The awards were announced to coincide with International Women's Day on Sunday 8 ...