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REST Industry Super names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... business as its new chief executive. Vicki Doyle replaces long-serving REST chief executive Damian Hill who steps down from the top job in January next year. Doyle was most recently responsible for AMP's retirement and investment products with $120 billion ...

Institutional advice licensees to continue feeling the heat

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
It's only a matter of time before institutional advice licensees open up their approved product lists as they try to compete with the growing popularity of the non-aligned space. HUB24 managing director Andrew Alcock believes the ongoing impact of the ...

Advisers call for exam, standards clarity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... what's important - advisers' knowledge and competency levels. Marshan said advisers should see the exam as a way to efficiently top-up their learning and understanding of compliance obligations to clients. He pointed out that some advisers will choose ...

Blockchain will boost company value: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... increasing voter participation by 10%, companies could expect an uplift of approximately 6% in their value," Frino said. "For the top 25 companies on the ASX this would translate to an additional $63.5 billion in value. Theoretically, if the full ASX200 ...

Macquarie listed equities chief departs after 28 years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... research which showed that Macquarie remains the largest Australian-based asset manager in the world - and the only one in the top 100 globally. WTW's annual Global 500 research positions Macquarie, with US$362 billion in assets, at 52 globally. Australia's ...

Former Lonsec chief executive joins Perpetual

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... someone with Amanda's depth and breadth of experience joining the Perpetual Investments team," Lane said. Gillespie held the top post at Lonsec for more than three years. She joined Lonsec in 2000 as a senior investment analyst before taking on multiple ...

Big bedrooms pose challenge for planners

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... means there are consequences for financial planners across Australia as they try to match the lifestyle demands of clients. On top of residential property booms in Sydney and Melbourne, the 'pillowfication' of Australian bedrooms means there's yet another ...

Iron ore's ups and downs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... as a 20% and over increase from its nearest bottom) and in a bear market (defined as a 20% and over fall from its nearest top) at the same time. The recent rally could spawn an all-out bull market that could propel prices higher. Then again, it could ...

DomaCom signs key 10-year partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... backed residential property investment strategies" for advisers and direct investors. At the outset, DomaCom will offer a Top Australian Residential Strategy and a Top Australian Cities Strategy using the index. "While independent financial advisers ...

ASIC recoups $40m from NAB and ANZ

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... provided financial services honestly and fairly." As a result, NAB and ANZ were given pecuniary penalties of $10 million each. On top of the total of $40 million being paid to ASIC, the banks will also pay a $20 million fine which ASIC said would be ...