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Future Fund gains two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
Federal Finance Minister Mathias Cormann recently announced two appointments to the Future Fund Board of Guardians. Joining the Future Fund Board of Guardians for a five-year term are Erin Flaherty and Michael Wachtel. Their term began on 3 April 2016 ...

NZ Super appoints two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has announced the appointment of two new directors to its managerial board and the reappointment of another director. Joining the board is British Columbia Investment Management Corporation founding chief executive ...

J.P. Morgan and Future Fund ties at robo-adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
A pair of former J.P. Morgan executives has tapped the interest of former politicians and financial services executives looking to advise up-and-coming fintechs. The co-founders of automated investment adviser Six Park have recruited former Future Fund ...

BOQ director announces resignation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... has announced the resignation of a non-executive director. Standing down is Neil Berkett. He is currently chair of The Guardian Media Group, a non-executive director at Sage, and was the former chief executive of Virgin Media in the UK. He was also the ...

Fortnum picks up award winning practice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
A former Guardian Advice practice has joined non-institutionally owned dealer group, Fortnum Financial Advisers. Griffin Financial Services joined the group following Guardian's decision to exit financial planning in late 2015. The Sydney-based practice ...

ASIC bans former Guardian Advice planner

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
ASIC has permanently banned a former Guardian Advice representative. Andrew Moroney worked under the Guardian Advice licence from 2006 to 2014, during which time ASIC alleged he engaged in deliberate "policy churn" - annually recommending clients replace ...

Gold starts to glisten (like 2008?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... with the CNBC headline: "Soros: It's the 2008 crisis all over again". This was followed not many weeks later by 'The Guardian's' "Fears grow of repeat of 2008 financial crash as investors run for cover" - quoting William White, chair of the OECD's review ...

NZ Super appoints new chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
The $28 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund has appointed a new board chair following the recent resignation of Gavin Walker. The internal appointment sees Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation deputy chair Catherine Savage promoted to the top ...

Pessimistic investment horizon for super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Brisbane recently. Contango Asset Management investment services director and Guardian of the Future Fund, Carol Austin, told the session that the next couple of years are going to be difficult but she forecasts ...

Suncorp to drop aligned advice businesses

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
Suncorp Life has announced it will transition out of managing Guardian Advice and Suncorp Financial Planning. The process will take place over the next six months, and the decision was made, according to the company's statement, "in order to simplify ...