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Infocus grows executive lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
Two senior Australian Unity executives have joined the leadership team of Infocus Wealth Management. Australian Unity's head of investment research Jeff Mitchell has been appointed to the newly created role of chief investment officer at the dealer ...

Wealth fintech strengthens leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... maintain our focus on a capabilities and culture mindset. Helen represents this perfectly. She is an absolute leader in her field of expertise having lived through the advice technology revolution. She has an incredibly determined work ethic and she's ...

AFA seeks overhaul of proposed education standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... calls for experienced advisers over 55 to be subject to more lenient requirements; recognition of psychology as a related field; and numerous deadline delays. In its submission to FASEA, the AFA has called for a provision whereby advisers with at least ...

FASEA yet to determine bridging courses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... framework. Under the requirements proposed in March, existing financial advisers with a bachelor's degree in a related field will have to complete an AQF 8 level bridging course comprising three units of study, which FASEA said equates to less than ...

NZ Super Fund appoints CEO

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... Catherine Savage said Whineray stood out among other applicants. "Whineray was the stand out candidate amongst a high quality field of international applicants. He has been instrumental in the [Board of] Guardians' successes over the last decade ...

Super scorecard to shift consumer playing field

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
An independent think tank is launching a sustainable retirement scorecard as a self-assessment tool for superannuation funds to benchmark performance in managing members' retirement. The Committee for Sustainable Retirement Incomes (CSRI) is introducing ...

Industry funds call for super shortfall reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
The likelihood of a comfortable, self-sufficient retirement will diminish over the next decade for about 3.1 million Australians, according to new research. Recent findings from AustralianSuper and Cbus suggest the changing nature of work will create ...

Saxo Capital Markets hires Aussie markets strategist

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... markets and where the opportunities are," Smoker said. "We are pleased to have Eleanor on board. She is an expert in her field, who will no doubt add significant value to Saxo's global sales trading team, helping local traders and investors find signals ...

Thematic SMAs on the rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... capitalised," Macrovue said. The Disruptive Technologies portfolio invests in companies considered leaders in their particular field, such as the Internet of Things, advanced robotics and energy storage. In the year to 10 May 2018, the portfolio achieved ...

MAX Awards: Voting opens

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
Financial Standard readers now have the opportunity to vote for the 2018 MAX Awards, recognising the leading marketing, advertising and sales professionals within financial services. Following nominations, 110 finalists have been named across 22 categories. ...