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Midwinter appoints new chief executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
Jeffrey Hall has been appointed as Midwinter chief executive, joining the company after about seven years as a director in EY's wealth and asset management arm. Midwinter said Hall's appointment followed an active search for additional "executive presence" ...

ClearView posts first half profit dip

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
ClearView posted a 13% dip in its underlying NPAT in the first half as it repositions pricing of its life insurance and wealth management products. The ASX-listed diversified financials has three main businesses: life insurance, wealth management and ...

Fintech expands team for ongoing growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
A wealth management technology and service provider has made a raft of appointments to support significant growth seen in 2018. FinClear said it experienced headcount growth of 120% over the last 12 months and expects the trend to continue, adding four ...

NAB extends asset manager custody deal

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
NAB Asset Servicing has extended its custody partnership with a $4.5 billion fund manager. On Tuesday the custodian said an extensive operating model led to the deal extension, which will see it also provide unit registry services, including call centre ...

Chief economist update: Trump tweets bull market back into China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
Two tweets from the US President (only because it couldn't fit in one) were all it took to send China's stocks soaring and turn its market technically from a bear to a bull. China's Shanghai Composite Index spiked 5.6% yesterday after US ...

Rich families stingier with charities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
Wealthy families gave away a smaller slice of their household income in 2018 compared to those on the other end of the economic spectrum, a new study has found. Roy Morgan found that households bringing in $130,000 to $250,000 in household income gave ...

Labor responds to Royal Commission final report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
The Labor Party will look to ban the payment of grandfathered commissions by January 2020 if successful at the upcoming Federal election. Responding to the final report, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said the party has already tabled a bill to end the ...

Scholarships open for women in finance and superannuation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
Industry groups for women help narrow the gender gap in senior management by providing executive education scholarships for women in finance and superannuation. On Wednesday, Women in Super announced its 2019 scholarship program in partnership with ...

Chief economist update: Nerves of steel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
Could it be? Could it be that Westpac's chief economist Bill Evans has just gotten one up on me? Nah Virginia, me don't want to "kill Bill", we economists may not see eye to eye but we stick together. More so that Bill's come around to my ...

Super needs a clear objective: Cooper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
A clear objective within superannuation will result in better regulation for all parts of the industry, according to a panel of experts. Opening the second day of the Self-managed Super Fund Association's national conference in Melbourne this morning ...