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Boutique aims to tackle retiree housing affordability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
A boutique asset management firm is hoping to raise more than $9 million to acquire a Queensland retirement village, providing affordable housing for older Australians receiving government assistance. Hamilton Asset Management is looking to raise $9.06 ...

ANZ adopts life insurance code

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
ANZ will be the first bank-owned retail superannuation fund to adopt the voluntary Insurance in Super Code of Practice. ANZ's Smart Choice Super, OnePath MasterFund, Retirement Portfolio Service and Oasis Superannuation MasterTrust will be covered by ...

NAB redundancies in full swing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
The Finance Sector Union of Australia believes NAB is not doing enough to retrain or reskill the 6000 employees that will be made redundant over the next three years. Finance Sector Union of Australia (FSU) national secretary Julia Angrisano said many ...

Chief economist update: The dog ate my growth target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
Doggone! The latest batch of money and credit data out of China would have anyone think that President Xi and Premier Li's promise to reduce financial risks by cracking down on debt, excessive leverage, risky loans (through shadow banking) has gone ...

Premium China creates chief executive role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
The former chief executive of Premium Wealth Management and head of advice at Australian Unity will lead Premium China Funds Management. In a newly-created role for the fund manager, Paul Harding-Davis has been appointed as chief executive. He is charged ...

Industry fund revamps executive lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
A $14 billion industry fund has boosted its leadership team, adding a new strategy role and strengthening its product and marketing teams. Introducing an executive officer, strategy and markets role, Equipsuper appointed Tania Cumming. Commencing in ...

IOOF boosts flagship platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
IOOF is increasing efficiencies for financial advisers through a raft of enhancements to its leading retail platform, including non-lapsing binding nominations. Advisers using the IOOF Pursuit platform no longer need to update binding nominations every ...

Chief economist update: Inflation isn't such a lonely word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
Wall Street recovered just as quickly as it corrected - selling and then buying on rising inflation expectations. The S&P 500 index closed 4.3% up at the close of the trading week ending 16 February, partly reversing the previous week's 5.2% loss but ...

Institutions suffer financial adviser drain

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
About one in 10 financial advisers swapped their licensee in 2016-17 - and 56% of these either stayed in or migrated to non-institutional options, according to Rainmaker research. Another third of those 2100 advisers migrated to institutional licensees ...

FSC launches asset manager governance regime

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
In response to ongoing scrutiny into the internal governance standards of Australia's asset management industry, the Financial Services Council has commenced its Principles of Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship regime. The FSC heralded the regime ...