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Adviser, Practice of the Year finalists named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... of the Year Award. This year, Capital Focused's Tom Dawe; Centaur Financial Services' Hugh Robertson; and Elliot Watson of Elliot Watson Financial Planning have been recognised. The 2018 AFA Practice of the Year Award finalists were also named ...

UBS shutters UK robo platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... wealth management context." FaceMe created the avatar and its supporting technology in partnership with IBM, who lent its Watson technology to the cause.

Super assets hit new record

STEPHEN FAY, DARREN SNYDER, KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... continued outperformance shows it is never too late to consider an industry fund," Dean said. First Super chief executive Bill Watson added to the conversation, attacking a myth that so-called 'sub scale' funds are somehow unsustainable. First Super ...

Natixis appoints insto sales head

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
Natixis Investment Managers appointed a new head of institutional sales for Australia and New Zealand. Louise Watson will join the Sydney team of the $1.4 trillion multi-affiliate manager, having most recently served as CQS' head of distribution for ...

Industry fund replaces asset consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... consultant. The Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund ended its five-year relationship with Willis Towers Watson, appointing Frontier Advisors effective immediately. Frontier Advisors will now advise and assist Australian Catholic Super's ...

Digital transformation challenges super funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... researcher also said many funds were lagging in the protection of low balance members, which was affecting their social licence. Watson said that beside early action by AustralianSuper, many of the 44 surveyed funds did not yet provide members with explicit ...

AI and avatars set to alter wealth management

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... wealth management context." FaceMe created the avatar and its supporting technology in partnership with IBM, who lent its Watson technology to the cause. Mark Fitzgerald, director of government and enterprise at FaceMe said he believed the service could ...

Franklin Templeton appoints two distribution heads

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... investment and consultant relations. Teh is a CFA charter holder and prior to starting at CFS in 2012, she was a Wills Towers Watson investment consultant and actuarial analyst. She starts in the newly-created role on July 2. FTI has also promoted the ...

Willis Towers Watson bolsters senior management

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
Willis Towers Watson is expanding its local senior management with the appointment of a former Funds SA portfolio manager. Fresh from an 11-year career with Funds SA, Simon James has linked with the global consulting firm as its new Australian head ...

Global manager hires former Wallaby, launches unit trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... Australia earlier this month and legalsuper is the cornerstone investor. The $3.7bn industry fund was advised by Willis Towers Watson for the mandate. Speaking to Financial Standard in Sydney yesterday, River and Mercantile chief executive of asset management ...