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Senior staff changes at RBA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
The Reserve Bank of Australia is restructuring, seeing a number of internal moves and one retirement. Current assistant governor, economic, Christopher Kent has been appointed assistant governor, financial markets; a role made vacant following Guy Debelle's ...

Brown to leave after AFA board re-election

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
JBS Financial chief executive and former AFA Adviser of the Year Jenny Brown will no longer serve on the AFA board of directors after another high-profile industry figure was elected as vice-president. Former AFA president Michael Nowak will take over ...

Optimo launches free robo strategy platform

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... To do so Optimo Pathfinder Online uses an algorithm developed by Optimo Financial's founding principals Hugh Bannister and Ken Stocks, to provide a strategy that is calculated holistically, rather than in separate modules. "This is the sort of shift ...

BTIM creates new group executive role

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... Management (JOHCM), has been appointed to the newly created role of BTIM group executive, international. At the same time, Ken Lambden has been named chief executive officer of JOHCM Group and will be a member of BTIM's global executive committee. "The ...

LICG will fight on after failing to trigger AFA constitution talks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
The Life Insurance Customer Group (LICG) has failed to trigger an extraordinary general meeting of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) to explore a change to the body's constitution after nearly half of the submissions it sent requesting one ...

Super fund backs Sydney water

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
An industry superannuation fund is recommitting investment in one of Sydney's largest infrastructure assets, maintaining the fund's significant allocation in the 'fortress-like' asset class. UniSuper is extending its partnership in the Prospect Water ...

NAB appoints custody sales GM

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
NAB Asset Servicing has appointed a new general manager, sales and relationships. Ken Shaw joins NAS from Novarca, where he was managing director, Australia and New Zealand. Prior to Novarca, he was head of sales at relationship management at BNP Paribas ...

AFA calls on members to reject constitution change

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is calling on members to reject a call for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to pass a special resolution to change the AFA constitution, following an adviser's request via the Life Insurance Customer ...

Morningstar research director returns from Chicago

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
A director at research and ratings house Morningstar has returned to a role in this region after a two-year stint with the company in Chicago. Chris Douglas is taking up the role of director of manager research ratings for the Asia-Pacific region. Reporting ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
Why Australia's banks passed on only half this week's rate cut Australia's banks are being heavily criticised for not passing on the full effect of this week's rate cut to consumers in lower mortgage rates. But with almost 60% of bank funding coming ...