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NAB FP cuts junior advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... Group will be attractive to many of the affected advisers, and will present opportunities for career progression and development." He added: "We're making these changes so that we can deliver better outcomes to more customers, and position our advisers ...

Saving super from Tinder sex bots

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
Customer expectations have irrevocably shifted in the era of "service aggregation" and super funds ignore this at their peril, according to Telesign chief executive Aled Miles. Speaking at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference ...

SG Hiscock hires EQT exec

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... appointed a new general manager - strategy and operations. Rowena Cole was previously general manager - strategy and development, corporate trustee services at Equity Trustees. Prior to that, she was EQT's national manager, CFFS strategy and operations ...

Aussie start-up wins $500m impact investing mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... projects, GII is working with the UN in devising impact investing strategies that best suits the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Prior to setting up GII, Gunesekera was Head of Third Party Sales at Principal Global Investors. He has also worked ...

Property manager launches new fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
Listed real estate funds manager Folkestone intends to launch a new fund in 2017, aimed at co-financing the development of a hotel at Sydney's Green Square. The Folkestone Green Square Hotel Fund plans to launch in March by raising about $22.5 million ...

Contango LIC chair departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... Andrew MacDonald. MacDonald has held multiple roles in the industry over the past 30 years, including head of sales development - Australia at NAB and director of business development at EY. "MacDonald is widely regarded as an expert in banking and finance ...

Smart beta performs in Aussie equities

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... past 12 months but what becomes clear is that while innovation and a coherent investment philosophy counts in the development of smart beta products, so does performance. The VanEck Vectors Australian Equal Weight ETF was the top performer at 22.2% ...

Super funds becoming retirement ready

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... primary job: preparing members for retirement. The $34 billion industry super fund has worked with the consultant in the development of a Retirement Income Estimate (RIE) that tries to measure the extent to which fund members are on track to receive ...

HLB Mann Judd expands in WA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... in financial health checks, wealth generation strategies, financial structure advice and estate planning strategy development. Sovereign Wealth was founded 28 years ago by chief executive Marie Richardson, who will be involved with the transition and ...

Suncorp CFO says financial services disenfranchised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Big businesses need to stop using government delay and political uncertainty as an excuse for deferred investment, according to Suncorp chief financial officer Steve Johnston. Speaking on the disconnect between government and business at a Trans-Tasman ...