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LGS adds 15 ETFs to member-direct option

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
Local Government Super has expanded its member-direct investment facility with 15 new exchange-traded funds. This brings the number of available ETFs to 28. Currently LGS uses ETFs from BetaShares, ETFS Metal Securities Australia, iShares, Market Vectors ...

Aberdeen CIO jumps ship to M&G

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
M&G chief executive Michael McLintock has announced his retirement as well as his replacement from Aberdeen Asset Management. Aberdeen's chief investment officer Anne Richards will take the reins as chief executive, subject to regulatory approval in ...

CBA says most customers received appropriate advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
The fourth update on CBA's Open Advice Review has been released, which the bank said is evidence that the "majority of customers" assessed so far received appropriate advice. The report, prepared by Promontory Financial Group, is based on the nearly ...

AZ NGA acquires second RI Advice practice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
AZ Next Generation Advisory has acquired its eighth financial advice practice, the second from the RI Advice Group. AZ NGA's latest acquisition is Empowered Financial Partners, established in 1994 as Williamstown Financial Services and manages $134 ...

AFA makes three senior appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers has made three key appointments. The first, Troy Nutley, joins the AFA as senior adviser, policy and professionalism. Prior to the AFA, Nutley held roles at Centrepoint Alliance and the Financial Ombudsman Service. ...

Australia carbon reporting quality on the rise

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
The quality of carbon reporting by Australian companies is higher on average than those in Europe, the Americas and relative to Asia-Pacific neighbours, according to KPMG research. The KPMG Corporate Responsibility Reporting Survey 2015 identified the ...

Charter Hall appoints CEO amid restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
Charter Hall has appointed a new chief executive. David Harrison was moved to the position as chief executive and managing director following the Charter Hall board's decision to move to a new management structure. Harrison joined Charter Hall in 2004 ...

OneVue appoints fund services head from J.P. Morgan

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
OneVue has appointed a head of its fund services business. Richard Harris-Smith joins OneVue from J.P. Morgan, where he was head of product solutions. Prior to that, he was a commercial director at CLS Group. At OneVue, Harris-Smith will manage all ...

Lonsec portfolios added to Macquarie and HUB24 platforms

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
Lonsec's managed portfolios have been added to the Macquarie Wrap and HUB24 platforms. Specifically, investors on the HUB24 platform will now have access to Lonsec Retirement Managed Portfolios, while Macquarie Wrap users now have Lonsec's Managed Portfolios ...

BetaShares Australian share fund gets Lonsec approval

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... world's largest providers of risk management services, to manage the risk management strategy. BetaShares' managing director Alex Vynokur said the rating highlighted the benefits AUST can provide to investors who want to obtain Australian equity exposure ...