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Equip, Catholic appoint acting CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
Togethr Trustees has named an acting chief investment officer, as it looks for a permanent replacement for Anna Shelley, who is leaving for AMP Australia. Effective July 1, Darren Rosario will act in the role. Rosario is currently the head of portfolio ...

AMP Australia announces new leadership team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
AMP Australia chief executive Scott Hartley has announced a new leadership team and an updated operating model. Hartley will have seven direct reports. This includes three external hires, including a new managing director advice, a chief investment ...

ASIC cracks down on investment guru

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
A self-styled investment guru and social media wealth expert has had her Australian credit licence cancelled by ASIC. Dominique Grubisa lost her licence for her company Master Wealth Control on the basis that the business was not engaging in the credit ...

AMP announces AMP Bank lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
The new managing director of AMP Bank has been named. Sean O'Malley has been permanently appointed to the role, having acted in the role since February when Rod Finch departed. Finch only held the role for just over a year. O'Malley has been ...

MAX finalists named, voting open

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
The finalists for the 16th annual Financial Standard MAX Awards have been announced, with voting now open until May 30. The Financial Standard MAX Awards highlight individuals, teams and organisations in the financial services industry excelling in ...

AMP trims platform fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
AMP Australia is reducing fees on its platforms, in a bid to attract more clients. Its flagship MyNorth wrap reduced administration fees by up to 22% effective May 1 for balances above $250,000. Administration fee caps for individuals are reducing by ...

Perpetual AUM climbs, hires in UK

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
Perpetual has recorded a $6 billion increase in total assets under management, reaching $95.3 billion and has made a raft of appointments to its ESG investment manager Trillium Asset Management. International AUM grew 8% over the March quarter, inclusive ...

Frontier hires from UK partner

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
Frontier has hired a senior consultant from its global alliance partner, Lane Clark and Peacock (LCP) in the UK. Harry Green was at LCP for five years as lead investment consultant to a range of LCP's defined contribution clients, advising trustees ...

Chief economist update: The pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
The music has stopped, should we cease dancing? Two consecutive days of losses on Wall Street is a very long time in financial markets so much so that "pundits struggle to explain stocks stumble", according to the Australian Financial Review (AFR). ...

Women participation rate booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
Women's participation in the workforce has reached a record high of 61.8%, the latest employment statistics show. Citing new Australian Bureau of Statistics unemployment figures, Senator Jane Hume said Australia has achieved the highest female participation ...