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Club Plus Super increases women on trustee board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
More than a third of Club Plus Super's trustee directors are women following two new appointments at the $2 billion industry superannuation fund. ClubsNSW announced both Janet Torney and Dominique Hogan-Doran are joining as trustee directors with the ...

AMP Capital targets $2.8bn infrastructure raising

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
AMP Capital has started to raise capital for its Infrastructure Debt Fund III (IDF III), which targets US$2 billion ($2.79 billion) from global institutional investors. The fund is AMP Capital's third infrastructure debt fund in five years and comes ...

JANA chief executive joins industry fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
The chief executive of National Australia Bank-owned asset consultant JANA has left to join an industry superannuation fund as chief investment officer. Replacing David Hartley at Sunsuper is Ian Patrick, who has left NAB Asset Management after 14 years ...

PROFILE: REI Super chief executive Mal Smith

DARREN SNYDER, LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
REI Super is home to the superannuation funds of Australia's real estate sector. Running one of the country's oldest funds is full of memorable experiences, some tough moments and rewarding interactions with members, chief executive Mal Smith says. ...

Finsia partners with Hong Kong institute

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
A growing number of Australasian financial services professionals in Hong Kong have helped establish a partnership between two industry development groups. The Financial Services Institute of Australia (Finsia) and the Hong Kong Securities and Investment ...

Tim Steele departs AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
After announcing his departure in May, Genesys and ipac managing director Tim Steele has left the AMP-aligned practices today. Based on the May announcement, Steele was expected to leave his role in June, but stayed on until late October. He is now ...

Lonsec Research appoints new CEO

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
Lonsec Research has appointed a new chief executive following the departure of David Erdonmez in June. Joining the research house is former Energy Industries Super Scheme chief investment officer Matt Olsen. The appointment is effective immediately. ...

AFA Adviser, Practice of the Year named

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... gala dinner, AFA chief executive, Brad Fox said the winners represent the best of the best in the financial advice profession. "The AFA Adviser of the Year and Practice of the Year Awards are the highest honours that can be bestowed on financial advisers ...

The power of saying no to difficult advice clients

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
Sometimes you need to refuse certain clients to grow your business. This was the message given by Multiforte director and 2014 Association of Financial Advisers Female Excellence in Advice award winner Kate McCallum. Speaking at the Association of Financial ...

The social benefits of advice

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... model. What an adviser can deliver for a client in terms of their wellbeing and peace of mind is the true value of the profession," he said. He compared the evolution of the financial advice profession to the development of the automobile, citing Henry ...