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Ten stories that defined the Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... compensating members charged fees for no service in order to maintain profit levels. It was revealed earlier that $67 million in general advice fees had been charged to members of MLC's MasterKey Personal Super products, despite the fact not all members ...

Shareholders put NAB board in the hot seat

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... destroying shareholder value and for losing its lead as Australia's biggest bank by market capitalisation at its annual general meeting in Melbourne this morning. One shareholder during the question and answer session didn't hold back his disappointment ...

Final call for 2019 Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
There are five economic factors that will determine whether investors add more risk to emerging markets portfolios in 2019. It's also at a time when EM equity valuations are relatively cheap yet investor sentiment is dim. Previewing the 2019 Financial ...

Centrepoint Alliance boosts executive lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... Centrepoint has also welcomed Natalie Ellisdon to lead the group's technology and marketing strategies. Most recently she was general manager, e-commerce and retail marketing at Australian Unity. Ellisdon has also held roles with iSelect, GE Capital ...

$200k on the life-line for new Freedom chief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... Freedom's new chief executive includes a $200,000 pay increase if he can secure the firm a life insurance licence. Former TAL general manager Sean Williamson began his tenure as chief executive of Freedom on 14 December. The life insurance distributer ...

Markets could delay retirement plans

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
More than 420,000 Australian who are due to retire in the next 12 months may have to delay their plans as lackluster share market returns, falling property prices and low interest rates obstruct their wealth. Recent research by Roy Morgan found Aussies ...

Chief economist update: Is there a bear in there?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
It may not be Play School - yes, I was watching this Australian TV kiddie show when the kids were growing up - but the Australian Financial Review (AFR) and Bloomberg's now talking about the grizzly. "The S&P 600 small cap index fell into a bear ...

CFS swaps global equities managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... FirstChoice global share fund had returned 4.81% or 0.08% above the benchmark since it was set up in April 2002 by current CFS general manager of investments Scott Tully's team. His role was recently retitled from CFS's head of investment solutions ...

Copia builds distribution team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... research manager and at Equity Trustees as a key account manager in his 13-year-long career. Copia Investment Partners general manager of distribution John Clothier said: "We're delighted to have someone of Mani's calibre join Copia. Mani has extensive ...

NZ Super awards $300m mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has awarded a $298 million (US$215m) risk-arbitrage mandate to a diversified international investment manager. Neuberger Berman won the customised mandate and its principal strategies group will oversee the investments. ...