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Fitzpatricks hires ex-ipac adviser to head up Adelaide practice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
Fitzpatricks Private Wealth has appointed a senior adviser to head up the group's Adelaide office. Shane Case joins Fitzpatricks from ipac Canberra, where he was a client service manager. He established his own practice, Vickers Case & Associates in ...

Drop in regulator staff numbers under coalition

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
There has been a sharp decline in staff numbers at the regulators policing the financial services industry in the Coalition government's three years in office, according to a new report by the Australia Institute. Average Australian Securities and Investments ...

EQT managing director departs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
Equity Trustees' managing director has announced his resignation. Robin Burns joined EQT in 2010, having previously been chief executive of Equipsuper. Prior to that, he was general manager - corporate affairs at AXA Asia Pacific, chief executive - ...

Multi-asset products continue to grow

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
Fund managers are rushing to position themselves at the forefront of the multi-asset sector as the number of funds and products continue to grow, according to Lonsec. The researcher's Multi-Asset Sector Review revealed an influx of new multi-asset fund ...

Paradigm appoints head of operations

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
Paradigm Group has appointed a new head of operations. Carsten Zuber joins Paradigm from Industry Fund Services, where he was the group's project manager. Prior to that, he was manager, wealth protection, then advice manager, at QInvest. Commenting ...

XPLAN named best app

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
The Investment Trends 2015 Planning Software Report has named XPLAN as the top rated financial planning application, achieving the highest score ever recorded in the report's 11 year history. Rubik COIN and AdviserNetgain were ranked second and third ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
German business sentiment The Ifo business climate index for Germany dipped to a reading of 106.6 in April from 106.7 in the previous month, disappointing market expectations for an increase to 107.1. The current conditions component of the index also ...

Pillar enters blockchain

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
Superannuation services giant Pillar Administration has leapt in to blockchain with a view to address many of the technology inefficiencies in the $2 trillion super industry. At an internal super summit in Wollongong yesterday, Pillar chief executive ...

Energy Super partners with robo-adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
Energy Super is the latest industry fund to sign on a robo-advice platform, a move it says will complement existing financial advice offerings. The $6 billion fund has entered a partnership with Decimal Software and its new Eqilize platform, a robo-advice ...

Gen X and Y not looking to robo advice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
The majority (80%) of generation X and Y would prefer face to face advice over robo advice but are only willing to pay a maximum of $250 to receive it, according to new research from ING Direct. The research reveals that adaptation will be central for ...