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New COO part of expansion plans at Fidelity Australia

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... Eric Wang as its new chief operating officer in Australia. Wang joins the global fund manager from wealth management consultancy Sunstone Partners, where he was the managing director. Before this he spent six years at Perpetual Limited as head of group ...

TAL hires new chief actuary

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... TAL executive team and board around the group's core insurance risks. Prior to joining TAL, Rowley was principal at consultancy Professional Financial Solutions. Before that he was head of finance and strategy at OnePath Life Risk and chief actuary at ...

Elixir adds business coach to consultancy team

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
Financial planning consultancy Elixir Consulting has appointed Geoff Pritchard as a business coach. Servicing Melbourne and Perth, Pritchard will provide business coaching, speaking services and corporate consulting to financial planning professionals. ...

Australian pay rate growth underperforms Asia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... under-performing they reflect inflation and productivity growth differentials. A survey just released by the global management consultancy, Hay Group, reports that Australians should experience average pay rises of just 4% in 2013, much lower than our ...

ASIC eyes off researchers

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... could happen if a research provider uses an "issuer pays" business model, or from other commercial activities such as consultancy, or if the researcher also had a funds management business. While some of these conflicts can be managed with robust business ...

CheckRisk LLP announces new CEO

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
UK-based total risk management consultancy CheckRisk LLP has announced the appointment of Australian-based Denis Carroll as CEO and partner in the consultancy. "I've always been concerned about the lack of recognition of the importance of risk management ...

TWU Super appoints new chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
... brings valuable investment management experience to the role." McMillan has agreed to stay on at TWU in a part-time consultancy capacity.

Asset consultants influence to grow amid industry change

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... boards seem unwilling to stand by the courage of their convictions." Concerns about the level of power wielded by consultancy firms prompted the first Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) review of the sector back in August. The industry ...

Importance of company culture overlooked

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... their 'stuff' that they do not take time out to understand what they want their business to be known for." Payne's consultancy aims to help advisers identify the culture of their business and overhaul any negativity which is holding it back. "Culture ...

Asset consultants still in demand

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
Consolidation within the superannuation industry hasn't diminished the demand for asset consultancy services, according to Mercer. Evolutions in the superannuation sector have meant that Mercer has diversified, and improved its capabilities, but it ...