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PROFILE: REI Super chief executive Mal Smith

DARREN SNYDER, LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015

... "At that time there was a bit of a recession going on. In those days, you put your CV out as a new graduate to all of the major employers in town and hoped to get a response," he explains. AMP picked his, even though "in those days you were never set ...

Banks face wealth management challenges

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015

... of the year but generating acceptable return on equity (ROE) remains a challenge. Presenting EY's analysis of Australian major banks' 2015 full year results, Oceania banking and capital markets leader Tim Dring said the capital intensive nature of wealth ...

Life Insurance Framework fear fading

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015

The overwhelming majority of advisers are "glad" rather than "mad, sad or scared" about the looming Life Insurance Framework, according to Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Brad Fox. Despite continued uncertainty regarding specific LIF ...

MLC offers insurance rollover to external funds

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015

... access the insurance they need." MLC's new rollover offer may be driven by the fact that, currently, the group is not a major player in the superannuation insurance market - it lags behind insurers with much higher penetration in the industry fund sector ...

Colonial First State appoints independent super director

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015

Commonwealth Bank's wealth management division has announced a major hire that will see an independent director appointed in several superannuation board roles, most notably at Colonial First State Investments. Joining the boards of Colonial First State ...

Australian politics spooks foreign infra investors

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015

... interested on increasing their exposure to infrastructure, but have a negative feeling about the current context. A survey of major global and Australian investors by Infrastructure Partnerships Australia (IPA) and Perpetual has revealed there is a significant ...

Industry funds ink CIPR annuities deal

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015

... industry superannuation funds have leapt to the development of Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement (CIPRs) after a major partnership with Challenger Limited was announced today. The partnership was announced at Challenger's Annual General Meeting ...

Hotel California

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015

... (over) three years were the outcome of diverging monetary policy cycles as well as divergent economic recovery paths between major jurisdictions. They were not intended, it was not an action geared to cause these exchange rate movements. They were the ...

Vision Super and Financial Synergy implement new admin platform

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015

... is performed. Equally important, the new platform is known to have a lower cost of ownership compared to other platforms. Major development work is also shared between financial service companies who use the same platform, further reducing costs."

Women to inherit 70% of intergenerational wealth: report

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015

... than men and are forecast to benefit from the country's massive intergenerational wealth transfer. This year ANZ launched a major initiative addressing equality and women's rights. A bold step for the bank, measures introduced included additional co-contribution ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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