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Funds SA fills two senior investment roles

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
A $30 billion public sector fund manager has made two appointments in senior investment roles. Matthew Kempton joined Funds SA in February as director, equities. He left his role as chief investment officer at ESSSuper, where he worked from 2013 until ...

Chief economist update: Inflation remains in the slow lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
The financial markets' response to the Australian Bureau of Statistics' Consumer Price Index report was a big "HO-HUM." With the report released a day before ANZAC Day, the response could have been because market players' thoughts were on something ...

ANZ dragged its heels on adviser misconduct

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
The former chief executive of ANZ-aligned RI Advice told the Royal Commission the group took "too long to act" on adviser misconduct. Darren Whereat discussed the case study of former RI Advice authorised representative John Doyle with Senior Counsel ...

ROYAL COMMISSION: Top stories

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
Missed something? Here's a recap of the most read stories to come out of the first week of the Royal Commission's inquiry into financial advice. AMP admits to serious misconduct in RC submissions AMP acknowledged hundreds of instances of misconduct ...

Powerwrap gears up for IPO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
Powerwrap has confirmed it recently completed a pre-IPO capital raise to the tune of $7.5 million. Speaking to Financial Standard, Powerwrap chief executive Will Davidson said the platform sought the backing of existing institutional investors to raise ...

Chief economist update: Australian workers, don't expect a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
The latest Australian employment growth stat misses market expectations. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) update shows that while the unemployment rate remained at 5.5% in March - in line with expectations and unchanged from the January and ...

Industry fund signs on to insurance code

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
A super fund with more than $1.5 billion in assets under management has adopted the Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice. REI Super is the latest fund to adopt the voluntary code, with implementation of the code set to begin on 1 July ...

RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Days 1 - 3)

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
After three days of the financial services Royal Commission tackling financial advice, Financial Standard summarises the top stories and key points you need to know. Australia's top financial institutions are lining up before Commissioner Kenneth Hayne ...

ASIC hits former NAB adviser with permanent ban

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
ASIC permanently banned an adviser who worked for a NAB-aligned licensee for about a decade. Grant Taylor was the principal of TFG Advice Solutions, an authorised representative of NAB-owned GWM Adviser Services, from 2003 to 2013. During that time ...

Yarra Capital executive joins AUI board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
A top executive from Yarra Capital Management has joined the board of a $1.2 billion listed investment company. Dion Hershan is currently Yarra Capital Management's managing director and head of Australian equities. He joins the board of Melbourne-based ...