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Investors looking to alternatives amid low cash rate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Investors should be looking to alternative asset classes if they wish to escape the volatility of cash and domestic equities, according to specialist fixed income asset manager Global Credit Investments (GCI). Poor yields, low cash rates and volatile ...

Focus Financial looking for more local partners

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Having announced their first Australian investment last week, Focus Financial Partners is hoping to partner with more Australian firms who are looking for a partner rather than just an investor. Raijini Kodialam, co-founder and managing director of ...

ANZ to cut 200 jobs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
ANZ has announced that it will cut up to 200 jobs in its Australia division as a result of weaker than expected economic conditions. The cuts will largely come from the Melbourne office and will mainly consist of managerial and back office positions ...

TAL appoints GM Health Services

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
TAL has appointed an ex CommInsure executive as general manager health services in the hope of improving its customer experience through its medical and health capabilities. Sally Phillips will take on the newly created role and will be responsible ...

ASIC accepts EU of former adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) of former Victorian financial adviser and authorised representative of the Synchron dealer group, Michael Melamed. The EU follows concerns from ASIC that Melamed's advice about life insurance, during ...

ANZ confirms markets managing director

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
ANZ has announced its new managing director of markets, effective immediately. Shayne Collins, who has more than 20 years' experience in markets and has been acting in the position since the resignation of Eddie Listorti in February, will take on the ...

Opt-In headache given mobile relief

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
Midwinter and SuiteBox, the mobile office solution for advisers, have partnered to deliver an electronic solution to alleviate issues surrounding the FoFA Opt-In for financial planners. The partnership will allow advisers using Midwinter's AdviceOS ...

CFO for iSelect

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
Insurance comparison site iSelect has added to its senior executive team with the appointment of a chief financial officer (CFO), effective 4 July 2016. Darryl Inns, previously CFO of M2 Group (recently merged with Vocus Communications), will join the ...

Calastone expands to New Zealand

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
Global fund transaction network, Calastone, has expanded into New Zealand in the hopes of enabling smoother transaction flows across Australasia. Calastone's technology provides users with total interoperability, meaning that asset managers, platforms ...

Bank love affair with wealth management waning

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
The wealth management industry has been embroiled in one scandal after another and as it struggles to meet both shareholder and customer demands, a number of big players are re-evaluating their commitment to wealth management. Unlike many international ...