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Count Financial targets growth with new hire

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
The ASX-listed advice and accounting group subsidiary has appointed a former NAB/MLC manager as its practice development and growth manager for Queensland. Stephen Carlton joins from NAB/MLC where he was business growth manager for Queensland and the ...

Wells Fargo sets sights on Aussie super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... future she took a 'never say never' approach. "That's not something we have on the table at the moment; it's not the immediate plan. We are really focused on being a partner to those on the ground and bringing to the table what we do best," Flood sai ...

Zurich to pay super on parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... everyone's experience is unique. Birth, adoption, surrogacy, IVF, miscarriage and stillbirth are all covered under the new plan. Employees who are the primary parent will be entitled to 16 weeks' paid leave. In total, they will be able to request up ...

End of the road for advice qualifications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
Described as the 'end of an era', the Diploma of Financial Planning and Advanced Diploma of Financial Planning have been removed from the national regulator's register of vocational education and training. On November 3, the Australian Skills ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative launches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... develop the roadmap, being really collaborative, really broad and really inclusive was necessary for us to come up with a plan to solve a broad, system-wide challenge," O'Connor said. Delivery of the roadmap will be driven by a permanent sustainable ...

T. Rowe Price launches entity, restructures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
T. Rowe Price will establish a separate US-based entity and platform that will house several of its strategies, promoting a veteran to lead the venture and a new team. Stephon Jackson, currently associate head of US equity, will become head of the new ...

AustralianSuper hires for investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
The $188 billion superannuation fund has appointed a new deputy head of equities, and three investment directors for its London team. Former VFMC chief investment officer Justin Pascoe, who joined AustralianSuper mid-2019 as a senior portfolio manager ...

SSGA names global investments chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
State Street Global Advisors has welcomed a new global chief investment officer who will have oversight of the local business. Lori Heinel has been promoted to the new role after serving as deputy global chief investment officer since 2016 when she ...

Franking credits more important than ever

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
Many retirees are missing out on additional income because their Australian equity portfolios do not take advantage of the taxation system, according to Plato Investment Management. Plato portfolio manager Peter Gardner said, with interest rates at ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore to reduce Aussie deficit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
"I see trees of green, red roses too..." - Louis Armstrong It'll be peculiar to even be humming this immortal classic at a time when covid-19 continues to afflict most of the world. But the way it's going for this land down under, it wouldn't ...