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UK has overtaken Australia for platform innovation: Bravura

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
Wealth platforms in the United Kingdom have leap-frogged Australian platforms because investor experience and utility is their differentiator, not the underlying technology itself. Darren Stevens, director of strategy at technology group Bravura Solutions ...

Retired High Court judge to chair CBA review panel

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
... has served in justice-related roles in Australia and abroad for five decades. He was Justice of the High Court of Australia for a decade and before that he was a renowned Queen's Council (QC), with an extensive practice across Australia. In January this ...

AllianceBernstein adds Global High Income Fund

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
... through netwealth, given the high calibre of advisers associated with the platform. While the Fund is being offered in Australia for the first time, it has a track record of more than 16 years in offshore markets," he said. GHI has been assigned a "Recommended" ...

Retirement innovation deadlock continues

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... Max designer Ashvin Arora, who has since left MetLife, said that his research suggested a "burgeoning demand in Australia for products which provide long-term certainty and security of income." For the full story, download the June 30 issue of the Financial ...

AIA Australia appoints CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... and underwriting, superannuation, investments, distribution, product, pricing and marketing. He has been with AIA Australia for the last seven years, mostly focused on the group and retail distribution channels and most recently led the successful deployment ...

OneVue acquires SMSF admin business

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... our growth ambitions in the SMSF sector together is very appealing," she said. Renner has been with Super Managers Australia for twelve years and prior to that worked at AMP and IOOF. Solano has been with the business since 2006, is a senior accountant ...

William Blair opens three funds to Australian investors

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... benchmarks as a reference guide, never as a guiding principle for how we invest." William Blair has had an office in Australia for the last 18 months, having hired head of Australia and New Zealand institutional distribution Alex FranASois in 2012 to ...

Australian Ethical buys ethical investment publication

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... executive Phil Vernon said: "Ethical Investor has been a highly respected voice of the ethical investment community in Australia for many years. It will be a perfect complement to our business and our expanding communications strategy. "Our investment ...

Michael Hintze to join Financial Systems Inquiry

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... Prior to founding CQS, Hintze held senior roles at CSFB and Goldman Sachs. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his support to the arts, health and education, and awarded a knighthood for philanthropic services to the arts in the United ...

ACCI board appoints new CEO

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... as Chief Minister of the ACT from 1995 to 2000 and honoured on Australia Day 2006 with an Officer of the Order of Australia for her services to community through contributions to economic development and support for the business sector, knowledge industries ...