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Frontier Advisors adds consultants

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... Mercer and Lonsec. In response to new business growth, the advisory firm will welcome Daniel Leslie and Adrian Hoe as consultants. Both will operate in Frontier Advisors' generalist investment consulting function, working with a range of existing clients. ...

Financial advisers weigh in on factor investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... investing whether they acknowledge this or not. Understanding how factors work and interact with each other enables asset consultants or fund managers to better capture their potential for excess return and reduced risk, he said. Factor investing, which ...

How to be a board director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... technical skills, reputation and commercial exposure required to add value to a board. The research discovered search consultants are increasingly involved in the selection process and are charged with providing an un-biased list of candidates. "The ...

Advice practice supply outweighs demand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
... Results has been inundated with calls from would-be sellers; the firm recently appointed Susannah Hart and Kim White as consultants. Radar Results currently has about 125 practices on its books that are looking to sell. A number of those are considered ...

Two new faces join SMSF Association board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... services industry. He is also executive director of Strategic Wealth Services and non-executive director of Evergreen Consultants as well as chair of Eltham College. Houlihan said: "I have always been a passionate supporter of the SMSF sector, believing ...

Industry funds announce $26bn joint venture

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
... urge to merge The $15 billion Equipsuper has chased scale for the past few years through two channels: the tender consultants to win mandates and through mergers. It has had success in both. Last year a company in the Emirates Group awarded Equip a $190 ...

Compensation experts boost chief executive pay

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
New research suggests ASX-listed companies that hire compensation consultants tend to boost the pay packets of its chief executives. The academic study, which analysed the top 500 public Australian companies, found 30% used a compensation consultant ...

Zero tolerance approach to poor culture needed

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... chair and senior management can set the vision and values, and ensure these flow throughout the organisation. External consultants don't necessarily provide the solutions that are suitable for the organisation, he said. Samuel recalls seeing a consultant ...

Allianz Retire+ launches flagship product

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... a range of outcomes. Investments can range from $20,000 to $1.6 million. Allianz Retire+ Powered by PIMCO head of consultants and research Cassandra Crowe flagged at Financial Standard 's Best Practice Forum on Retirement Income last year the benefits ...

Class makes managed accounts play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... will significantly accelerate growth to make Philo an even more attractive partner to advice groups, platforms, asset consultants and investment managers." Philo was established in 2012 and has contributed to the managed account offerings of Centric ...