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Celebrating women in financial services

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
According to recent data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, women hold 14.6% of chair positions, 28.1% of directorships and represent 18.3% of chief executives and 32.5% of key management personnel. Perhaps most concerning of all, only 0.4% ...

IOOF to spend big on BOLR

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
IOOF expects to spend up to $32 million on paying out Buyer of Last Resort arrangements with financial advisers leaving its network, primarily from Bridges Financial Services. At its half year results yesterday, IOOF reported an expected BOLR spend ...

FPA names Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award winner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has named Melbourne-based financial planner Renato Manias as the first 2021 winner of the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award. Named after the late "first lady of financial planning", the award recognises ...

Aviva Investors appoints chief investment officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
Global asset manager Aviva Investors has appointed a new chief investment officer to its $84.4 billion real assets business. Daniel McHugh has been appointed, reporting to former chief investment officer Mark Versey who has now stepped up to the role ...

Australians Googling for advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
Online searches for 'financial advice' by Australians increased by 18% last year to 14,800 in average monthly searches compared to 2019, according to Allan Gray research on search and engagement trends. Average monthly searches for 'financial advice' ...

Lakehouse Capital adds return-to-work appointment

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
The $640 million equities manager has temporarily added a former Anacacia Capital investment director to its team, as a part of its its return to work program for professionals returning to the workforce after extended absence. Antonella Petrella is ...

IOOF buffeted by advice restructure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
IOOF has seen over $1 billion in outflows from its advice business in the second quarter due to its business transformation program known as Advice 2.0. The company's funds under management saw losses of $400 million in the quarter to 31 December 2020. ...

Chief economist update: China on my mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
The All Ordinaries index finished 2020 with a gain of 0.7%. Nothing to write home to mother about, especially compared with the 16.3% and 16.0% surge in the S&P 500 and the Nikkei-225, respectively, over the same period. However, the local bourse's ...

Lakehouse broadens investment team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
Lakehouse Capital has added to its investment team, announcing two new appointments. Abi Malin and Kenny Mai have been named as new investment analysts with both having global investment experience. Malin has over five years of investing experience ...

IOOF, BT end platform relationship

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
The wealth manager has ended its decade-long relationship with BT, selecting another platform to provide custody and administration services and build a new raft of super and investment products. BT will continue to provide platform and related services ...