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ACFS head departs to Vic government

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
Executive director at the Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS), Amy Auster, is stepping down from her role to join the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance. Auster is taking up a new role as deputy secretary (economic) at the Victorian ...

IOOF advice nets $1.3bn in FY16

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
Total net inflows for IOOF's financial advice businesses, including Ord Minnett and Shadforth, reached $1.3 billion in the year to 30 June, 2016. During the 30 June quarter, IOOF saw positive flows of $500 million in funds under management, administration ...

Former Sunsuper CIO joins advisory firm

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
Sydney-based advisory firm, MCG Wealth Management, has appointed a former chief investment officer of Sunsuper to head for its investment committee. Stepping into the role is Jack Gray, who was most recently co-head of asset allocation at GMO Boston. ...

Fee and return disclosures influence retirement choice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
A group of researchers have developed strategies to advance superannuation member engagement with retirement plan choices, particularly focusing on fee and return disclosures. In a working paper recently published by the Centre of Excellence in Population ...

Industry fund appoints new CSO

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
A risk executive manager from Colonial First State will join an industry superannuation fund as its chief strategy officer later this month. Joining Mine Wealth + Wellbeing from 25 July is Vasyl Nair. He will lead a new corporate strategy and be responsible ...

First State Super confirms firefighter academy investment

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
Investment from First State Super is helping to build a world class training facility for Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW). Launched by NSW Minister for Emergency Services, David Elliott and FRNSW commissioner Greg Mullins, the Fire & Rescue NSW Academy is ...

Advisers see value in degree

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
A new survey from Mentor Education and Core Data has revealed that 75% of financial advisers support a bachelor of financial planning over a related bachelor's degree. The survey of over 500 financial advisers, including 400 financial planners, 86 accountants ...

Midwinter launches online training portal

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
Midwinter has launched an online education portal which aims to provide advisers and their support with training on seven aspects of the AdviceOS financial planning software. The Midwinter Academy will allow users to access and undertake training from ...

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 ...

SMSFA appoints academic to board

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
The SMSF Association has appointed an academic with specialist knowledge of financial services and superannuation to its board of directors. Professor Deborah Ralston, who was previously executive director of the Australian Centre for Financial Studies ...