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BTIM expands income and fixed income team

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
BTIM has expanded its income and fixed income team, appointing Oliver Ge to the position of portfolio analyst. Ge has been in the BTIM investment products team since September 2012 and prior to that he spent three years at Perpetual where he worked ...

RI Advice launches cashflow management tool

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
ANZ Wealth-owned RI Advice Group has launched a cashflow management solution that will allow its adviser network to help clients stay on top of their finances. The advice group has developed a customised version of Moneysoft's automated cashflow software. ...

MySuper fees approaching KiwiSaver best practice

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
While there is lots of self flagellation over super fund fees in Australia, Australian fund fees may be closer to best practice than we realise. In a submission to the Financial Systems Inquiry (FSI) by the New Zealand Council of Financial Regulators ...

Voting opens on the SelectingSuper popular awards

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
Voting has opened for the SelectingSuper 2014 self managed super fund (SMSF) administrator of the year popular choice and for the consumer choice award division of the SelectingSuper fund awards. Results in the SMSF popular vote will contribute to determining ...

Asteron appoints Queensland state manager

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
Asteron Life has appointed a former manager from Colonial First State as Queensland state manager. Andrew Howse starts on his new role today and will be reporting to Asteron Life executive manager Mark Vilo. Howse will be responsible for the business' ...

SelectingSuper fund award finalists announced

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
SelectingSuper has announced the finalists for this year's fund, product and self managed superannuation administrator of the year awards being held in Melbourne on 21 November. The awards are supported by MetLife and span 15 divisions including Fund ...

HUB24 posts record inflows in the September quarter

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
The HUB24 superannuation platform posted net inflows of $171 million in the September quarter, shortly after completing its Paragem acquisition. HUB24 funds under administration increased 29.7% to just over $1 billion at September 30, 2014, from $853.8 ...

Future Fund reaches $104bn, earns 14pct

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
The Future Fund has reported its 2013-14 results and confirmed that its assets pool has climbed to $104 billion and achieved earnings slightly ahead of the SelectingSuper performance index. Its funds under management (FUM) make it, in effect, Australia's ...

EY appoints Oceania banking and capital markets leader

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
EY has appointed Melbourne partner Tim Dring to the role of Oceania banking and capital markets leader. Dring has over 20 years' experience in auditing and advising financial services organisations, with a strong emphasis on the retail banking and insurance ...

FPA appoints new CRC Chair, rolls out education standards

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has appointed a new Chair of its Conduct Review Commission (CRC) and rolled out a proposed Education and Professional Standards Framework to the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) Inquiry. The FPA ...