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An insight into AFCA workload

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
The latest quarterly statistics from the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal give a small insight into the workload that will face the Australian Financial Complaints Authority come Thursday. Closing to new complaints tomorrow, the Superannuation Complaints ...

Chief economist update: BOJ on a steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) starts its two-day monetary policy meeting today and it's not about to give financial markets a Halloween spook when it announces the policy board's decision tomorrow. Monetary policy settings will remain unchanged - ...

Australian retirement system weakens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
An ageing population is placing increased pressure on the Australian government as the nation's ability to ensure individual's retirement is both adequate and economically sustainable is diminishing. Australia has slipped down the ranks of the ...

Charity comparator to launch premium service

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
A charity comparator website co-founded by a former Lonsec general manager is set to launch a premium vetting service for wealthy donors. The Impact Suite collects data on about 56,000 not-for-profits (NFP) and charities. The free version launched in ...

Magellan names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
Hamish Douglass is stepping down as chief executive of Magellan Financial Group, with his successor named. Currently executive chair of Magellan, Brett Cairns will assume all operational duties, effective tomorrow. He and Douglass will effectively swap ...

Sargon grows executive lineup, launches fintech solutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... administrators, trustees and brokers. Arcadia is a collaborative workspace that helps manage this coordination," Sargon head of product Tom Merrett said. "On Arcadia, updates and workflows move dynamically through AI-assisted processes, providing users ...

Financial planning needs more women: FPA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is calling for greater gender balance in financial planning, citing increased consumer demand for female planners. In a release, the association said the proportion of women in financial planning ...

Boutique executes buyout, rebrands

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
The executive team at a Melbourne-based global equities manager has bought out the majority stake held by its parent firm. The buyout includes a name change and new board chair. Wingate Group helped set up boutique Wingate Asset Management in 2005. ...

Adviser, Practice of the Year finalists named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... Zurich, the AFA has announced the three finalists for the 2018 Adviser of the Year Award. This year, Capital Focused's Tom Dawe; Centaur Financial Services' Hugh Robertson; and Elliot Watson of Elliot Watson Financial Planning have been recognised. ...

CFS and a messy MySuper transition

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
Colonial First State's messy MySuper transition came under the Royal Commission's lens on Tuesday. Taking the witness box, Colonial First State executive general manager Linda Elkins told the Commission CFS initially failed to transition 13,000 members ...