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Chief economist update: A crisis of supply, demand and confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
When you read reports that police have tasered a man over an argument over toilet paper, you know that the coronavirus hysteria has come to Australia. This followed news of emptied toilet paper shelves at supermarkets that has now extended to "necessities" ...

Women rule ESG, but gap remains

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
Responsible investing is the rare field of financial services dominated by women. It's also growing at a rapid rate, but challenges remain. The field has dramatically evolved over the past decade, as ESG roles, once focused on communication and ...

Desktop Broker hires senior sales exec

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
Adviser platform Desktop Broker has appointed a new senior sales executive who previously worked at Xplore Wealth and Powerwrap. Richard Carr will oversee Desktop Broker's new adviser support model in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia ...

Climate activism not translating to investing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
Australia's care for climate change has not translated into how they invest their superannuation and other investment, according to research from Australian Ethical Investment. The research shows the vast majority of Australians (83%) believe climate ...

Stanford Brown hires Deloitte director, acquires firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
The Sydney wealth and advice firm has hired a senior director from Deloitte, as it kicks off its accounting offering with an acquisition of a local practice. Stanford Brown has appointed Dean Crossingham to head the accounting business. Crossingham ...

WealthO2 appoints national BDM

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Wealth management platform WealthO2 has appointed a national business development manager, set to build awareness of the quickly growing service. Former Lonsec senior BDM, Greg Schapkaitz, has nabbed the newly created role, and will report directly ...

Coronavirus no match for Future Fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Future Fund chief investment officer Raphael Arndt is confident Australia's sovereign wealth fund can handle the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak, thanks to its diversification. Appearing before the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation ...

Allianz Retire+ moves to increase retiree confidence

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
Allianz Retire+ is partnering with a goals-based advice technology outfit to offer advisers more certainty when building retiree portfolios with its Future Safe investment product. Allianz Retire+ has partnered with Investfit to create a portfolio construction ...

SuperConcepts names new chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
AMP's SuperConcepts has named a new chair, hiring from McPherson Super Consulting. Stuart Forsyth will take on the position, leaving his consultant role at McPherson Super Consulting. Prior to that, Forsyth was a non-executive director at SuperIQ and ...

Colonial First State cuts fees, closes legacy options

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
Colonial First State has cut fees for about 200,000 members and will close some legacy options in FirstChoice Employer Super, as it simplifies its product line and phases out grandfathered commissions. The changes are across retail products (legacy ...