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netwealth's advice group moves advice ops

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
Wealth management group netwealth's advice group has moved its operations on the back of an announcement earlier this month that the wider netwealth group's funds under management had hit the $4 billion mark. netwealth Advice Group (NAG)'s advice operations ...

UniSuper nearly ready to award $25m insurance contract

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
Industry superannuation fund UniSuper is in the final stages of a tender process for its insurance arrangements, with announcement of the new insurer imminent. UniSuper chief executive Terry McCredden told Financial Standard that the review was triggered ...

IFM wins $300m Cbus cash mandate

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
Industry superannuation fund Cbus has awarded Industry Funds Management (IFM) with a $300 million cash mandate. Cbus executive manager - investment strategy Kristian Fok said that the decisiob was made due to IFM's reputation as a debt specialist, with ...

Cbus chair Steve Bracks to resign

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
Cbus chair Steve Bracks will resign as chair of the Cbus board to accept a federal government position as Australian Consulate-General in New York. Bracks joined the board in 2009 and his resignation will become effective from 1st September 2013. "Under ...

Planner numbers drop on FoFA changes

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
Overall numbers of financial planners have dropped by 2% from a 2012 high point of 18,545 in 2012 according to recent Rainmaker research. According to the research there are currently 18,096 planners in Australia, with a loss of 450 from 2012. "On the ...

AMG deepens Australian focus with new role

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) has appointed Cameron Dickman to the newly created role of director, sub-advisory distribution for Australia. Dickman will be responsible for retail and wholesale business development for AMG's affiliates. AMG said in ...

Coalition super plan to harm retirees, low income earners

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
The Coalition's announcement that they would delay the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) increase would see millions of Australians move into retirement with inadequate savings according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). Last ...

Platinum board restructure, Neilson steps down as CIO

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
After 19 yrs as chief investment officer of Platinum Asset Management (Platinum), Kerr Neilson will step down from the role, but will remain on as chief executive officer. Lead manager and investment star Neilson founded Platinum in 1994 with four former ...

Exchange-traded government bonds to trade on ASX

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
Retail investors will have a wider investment universe to choose from with exchange-traded government bonds (AGBs) set to trade on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). In a statement yesterday, the ASX announced that exchange-traded AGBs will be ...

Retail business bumps up AMP in Q1

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
Strong performance by its retail business on AMP platforms has contributed to a $387 million bounce back for AMP Financial Services (AFS) in the first quarter this year. AMP Limited reported to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) this morning that ...