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New AIA advice unit names chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
... services for over four years and then moving on to become chief retail officer between September 2014 and June 2020. This week, Commonwealth Bank announced it is partially transferring its Commonwealth FP advisers to AIA as it reviews its remaining advice ...

PADUA accelerates distribution effort

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021
... Wollongong. Prior that, she worked at Amaysim and the Sydney Opera House. As reported by Financial Standard earlier this week, Joey McCann also recently joined as head of advice sales. He was previously with Count Financial where he was head of growth ...

WTW names local head of investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
... believed it was in the best interests of clients and would help meet their future needs." The global firm also announced this week that its merger with Aon has been ditched following pressure from the US Department of Justice.

Economic recap: Week to July 23

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... declining rates of infections in Victoria and South Australia lifted hopes that restrictions would be eased as soon as this week. Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg estimates that the NSW lockdown is costing the economy $700 million a week. Some estimate ...

Netwealth launches mobile app

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
... reason, we have spent considerable time and resources reimagining our client portal experience as a mobile app, and this week we are thrilled to release this next-gen mobile-first client portal for advisers and their clients," Heine said. "Our new mobile ...

MySuper performance soars

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... amount of all the compulsory Superannuation Guarantee contributions or 17-times what was paid in fees." Cbus highlighted this week that its MySuper financial year returns were the highest in the fund's 37-year history at 19.34%. Cbus chief investment ...

Cbus hires from APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... investment risk at APRA is taking on a newly created role at the $63 billion industry fund. Mark Ferguson joined Cbus this week as its head of total portfolio management; a new role in support of the fund's efforts to internalise investments. About 35% ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... straight month of expansion in Australia's manufacturing sector. All eyes will be on the RBA's board meeting this week (July 6). Recall that at its meeting in May, it announced that: "At its July meeting, the Board will consider whether to retain ...

SG rise to benefit 6.7m Australians: ISA

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... highest in $55,000 to $69,999 annual income level where 65% will receive the increase compared to the 57% total. Earlier this week, Colonial First State said SG increase would push up a 35-year-old's retirement balance by $86,000, and even $650,000 ...

More super tax concessions on table

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... suggested amendment was to be passed into law. Meanwhile, another controversial piece of super legislation is to be debated this week - the Your Future, Your Super reforms. Industry Super Australia (ISA) today reiterated its concerns that the new laws ...