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Australian of the Year appointed $3bn government health fund chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
A former Australian of the Year and co-developer of the HPV vaccine has been appointed chair of the government's $3 billion Medical Research Future Fund's newly-established Advisory Board. Ian Frazer was previously chief executive and director of research ...

NAB appoints ex-Genesys MD

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
NAB has appointed the new general manager of NAB Financial Planning. Tim Steele joins NAB from AMP-aligned practices Genesys and ipac, where he was managing director. He was a director of AMP's Horizons academy and created Horizons Financial Group. ...

Kaplan and SMSFA launch postgrad qualification

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
Kaplan Professional has launched a postgraduate qualification in self-managed superannuation funds which it has called the first of its kind in Australia. The financial services training and education provider has expanded its qualification offering ...

Quant hedge fund arrives down under

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
Launching in Australia this week is a crowd-sourced quantitative hedge fund that was originally conceived as a way to "hack Wall Street". US-based Quantopian is an investment firm that provides an open platform where anyone can research, back test and ...

Competitiveness at risk from STEM fall-off

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
A recent survey has shown Australia's competitiveness could be at risk due to a lack of interest in STEM subjects. The findings suggest Australia has the lowest percentage of girls studying STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects ...

Energy Super ramps aged care advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
The apparent and growing link between superannuation, retirement and aged care has led an industry fund to strengthen its financial advice arm for members' immediate benefit. Energy Super's financial advisers have all completed the Accredited Aged Care ...

New robo-advice business launches

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
BetaSmartz, a new robo-advice platform aimed at both institutional and retail investors, has launched today. The platform uses algorithms based on 60 years of academic research to create portfolios that equal the performance and sophistication of those ...

AustralianSuper makes major play for King's Cross

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
AustralianSuper has placed a vote of confidence in the UK's King's Cross development, increasing its stake from 25% to 67.5% in less than 12 months. The UK government announced on Friday it had sold its 36.5% portion of the project to Australia's largest ...

Vanguard tells investors to watch what they pay

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
As active fund managers warn about exposure to index trackers amid a January market route, Vanguard group chairman and chief executive Bill McNabb has hit back. Super funds, asset managers, economists and academics alike have said investors must expect ...

Aussie large-cap active managers endure massive outflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
Researcher Morningstar estimates Australian equity large-cap unlisted funds lost between $3 billion and $12 billion in assets per year over the last five years. In its latest Australian Equities Large-Cap Sector Wrap, Morningstar said active managers ...