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Decimal appoints new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
Listed robo-advice provider Decimal Software has appointed a new chair. Mark Potts is currently chief technology officer, corporate strategy at Hewlett-Packard. He has held other roles at HP, including vice president, portfolio strategy - HP software ...

Factor investing sees new customised approach

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
Factor-based investing is being further pitched at Australian institutional investors at a time when they are thinking outside smart beta products and looking for more outcomes-based solutions. As part of a recent Australian visit, Northern Trust Asset ...

Australian system needs "substantial reassessment": SEC veteran

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
In light of news about a potential Royal Commission, former assistant director of the division of enforcement at the US Securities and Exchange Commission Jordan Thomas has said Australia's financial system could benefit from "substantial reassessment." ...

Regulators defended in calls for Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has defended industry regulators in the wake of Opposition Leader Bill Shorten's call for a Royal Commission in to the banking and financial services sector. At a doorstop interview in Sydney yesterday, Turnbull said ...

Super needs consolidation: Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
A Mercer executive has joined the line of financial services professionals encouraging further consolidation among the superannuation industry. Mercer managing director and pacific market leader Ben Walsh said super industry consolidation is one of ...

Not enough super users: Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
Australia's retirement system is good but it could be doing better in several areas according to a modeling tool that tracks 10 of the industry's key indicators. The latest data coming from the AIST Mercer Super Tracker shows Australia's superannuation ...

Shaw and Partners appoints three senior advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
Shaw and Partners has appointed three new senior advisers, including another two Macquarie veterans. Alasdair Burns and Greg Sadler have joined Shaw and Partners from Macquarie Private Wealth and Macquarie Equities respectively; both had been working ...

More negatives

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... interest rate"; Japan's tried them all. Everybody and his dog - the young generation, at least - would cite the Fed when talkin' 'bout QE. But it was Japan who started QE this millennium. Proof? Masaaki Shirakawa published a discussion paper titled ...

Equip to pay super contributions during parental leave

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
Equipsuper is prepared to walk the talk when it comes to helping close Australia's gender savings gap, announcing it will pay superannuation guarantee contributions in to its employees' super accounts during paid and unpaid parental leave. The decision ...

Time running out to book places for Chief Economists Forum

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
With just two weeks to go before the Chief Economists Forum, independent economist and master of ceremonies for the breakfast event, Saul Eslake, has revealed what he expects to be the major talking points. The upcoming forum will take place in Melbourne ...