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Tasplan recruits new chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
The $9 billion superannuation fund has named a former Mercer executive as its new chief investment officer. Tasplan is welcoming David Stuart to the lead investment role. He was most recently chief strategist for Mercer in the Pacific region, a role ...

Boutique advice firms merge

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
Two Sydney-based boutique financial advice firms have merged operations. Twelve Wealth has merged with Minchin Moore, effective this week. Twelve Wealth founder Cathryn Gross is now partner and principal adviser at Minchin Moore. Minchin Moore is headed ...

Super delivers for the masses: Challenger

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
A new Challenger white paper suggests the superannuation system is broadly effective and delivering objectives for retirees - but it is still leaving some members behind. Citing APRA figures, members aged 65 and over have $800 billion tucked away in ...

Australian Ethical chief executive to depart

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
The managing director and chief executive of Australian Ethical is stepping down after nine years in the role. Phil Vernon joined Australian Ethical from Perpetual in 2009 and has overseen substantial growth of the Australian Ethical superannuation ...

Self-licensing trend boosts ClearView offering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... integration as well as the brand damage institutionally-aligned groups have suffered from the Royal Commission as being the perfect storm. That perfect storm has pushed many practices to obtain their own AFSL, which in turn has seen dealer services offerings ...

Chief economist update: BOE lets peers do the heavy lifting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... inflation has remained slightly below levels consistent with meeting the inflation target in the medium term." These are the perfect ingredients for a rate cut soup or - at best - steady policy, don't you think? Nope. "The Committee continues to ...

Advisers wary of ethical funds, launch own rating system

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... ethical funds, awarding funds up to five green leaves based on their levels of ethics - however, no fund has achieved a perfect five leaf rating. Future Super, Australian Ethical's Emerging Companies Fund, BetaShares Australian Sustainability Leaders ...

Chief economist update: The rate cut Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe is set to be remembered in history as the man who took Australia's official cash rate from a historic low of 1.5% - set under Glen Stevens one month before he stepped down as RBA head honcho in September ...

Chief economist update: Like Britney Spears, Financial Standard's done it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
"Chief economist update: Cash rate should be 1%"! This was my piece published on 7 March 2019, based on the 'Taylor Rule' and plugging in Australia's growth and inflation parameters at the time. It took two months and a few days before Reserve ...

NAB sells fund administration business

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... introduced over time," Subramaniam said. Clearstream head of investment funds services Bernard Tancre said Ausmaq was the perfect fit for Clearstream in the Asia-Pacific region. "As an established provider of fund processing solutions, the acquisition ...