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Platinum inflows boosted by increased marketing spend

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... increase inflows and attract new investors. This may be partly attributable to the increase in resources allocated to the development and promotion of Platinum's Funds," Platinum chairman Michael Cole and director Kerr Neilson said in a joint statement. ...

Challenger unveils new technical services scholarship

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
... platforms and national key accounts Rommel Hacopian said: "We're committed to supporting the ongoing professional development and standards of the financial services and advice industry. "There is widespread industry support and increasing recognition ...

PIMCO appoints new MD

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... offerings. "Jamil's experience will be critical in leading our global team of researchers and analytics experts in the development of bespoke solutions in asset allocation and risk management. "The group creates models and frameworks to manage assets ...

PROFILE: Mercer chief customer officer Renee McGowan

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... off. We traveled around the world together and settled in London," she explains. There, she found a job as a business development manager at Towers Watson. Only 18 months later, "Mercer knocked at the door and asked if I would come back." She joined ...

Government help needed to remove innovation obstacles

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... recession and realise that for an economy to rebalance, growth may have to suffer," he added. Davison cautioned that the development of effective policies to stimulate new investment shouldn't come at the expense of existing policies. In contrast he ...

A negative sum game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
Last week was a happy one for equity markets with most benchmark indices registering sharp gains at the end of five days of trade. Is it now safe to go back in the waters? Or a dead cat bounce? It happened not so long ago, you know -- when the rebound ...

BT appoints insurance GM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... business - driving better customer experiences and service delivery through progressive partnerships, innovative product development and customer-centred processes," Houghton said. "It is a very exciting and challenging time in the insurance industry ...

Colonial First State partners with UTS

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... industry Doctorate program, HDR/PhD student projects including student internships, Capstone projects, training and development, contract research and other opportunities. "We firmly believe in the power of data analytics and already have strong in-house ...

ASFA chief executive Vamos to step down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... been a strong proponent of industry self-regulation," ASFA chair Dr Michael Easson said on behalf of the board. "The development of good public policy is one thing, but the ability to successfully advocate for the right retirement outcomes for Australians ...

Annuity sales growth drive up Challenger 1H16 profit

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... retirement income as the foundation of our superannuation system," he added. He continued that this was a critical development given the growing number of Australian retirees: "We are five years into a 20-year cycle of retiring 'baby boomers'. With over ...