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Advisers need to leverage enormous ETF winds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
Exchange traded fund providers and financial advisers need to leverage the "enormous winds" created by ETFs in building better client investment portfolios, according to a leading industry executive. Speaking at the Financial Standard Exchange Traded ...

Vanguard appoints ex-Macquarie division director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
Vanguard has appointed a new senior key account manager. Andrew Mathie joins Vanguard from Macquarie, where he was division director - banking and financial services. Prior to that, he was an associate director and national key account manager at the ...

Super gets reality check on engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
Choice chief executive Alan Kirkland told superannuation funds a few home truths this week, relaying several member perceptions about the industry ahead of research to be released by the consumer advocacy group. Speaking at an Association of Superannuation ...

Treasurer ignored credit warnings: Bowen

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said Treasurer Scott Morrison ignored his warnings that Australia was in danger of losing its AAA credit rating. At the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Bowen said that the Coalition has repeatedly ignored warnings ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
Australia's foreign reserves climb to $70bn Australia's holdings of foreign reserves climbed 4% during 2015-16 to $70 billion, reports the Reserve Bank of Australia. Reserves held as foreign currency remained steady on 84% while holdings of gold increased ...

No more inquiries, says FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane has advocated four-to-five-year government terms to end the "traffic jam of financial reform" which has cost the industry nearly $3 billion. Speaking at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne ...

Collaboration key to surviving change

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
Shared knowledge, experimentation and collaboration will be critical for financial advice practices looking to survive the rapidly changing industry, according to Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox. Speaking at the Sydney ...

Challenger finalises partnerships with three super funds

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
Challenger is finalising partnerships with three industry super funds to launch annuity products on each. The first is $9 billion Local Government Super, whose 90,000 members will be able to access Challenger backed annuities through Link Group subsidiary ...

Evergreen appoints asset committee members

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
Family office and advice-focused boutique investment consultancy Evergreen Consultants has finalised its asset allocation committee. The committee members are Evergreen co-founder Angela Ahston, former Fiji Provident Fund chief investment officer Tom ...

MGP subsidiary buys stake in QLD advice firm

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
Managed Accounts Holdings (MGP) subsidiary Planner Holdings has acquired a minority interest in a Queensland-based advice firm. Holman McGregor Financial Services (HMFS), established in 2003 and based in Noosaville, is owned by Rob McGregor, founder ...