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Schroders chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
The chief executive at Schroders Australia is stepping down after more than a decade at the helm. Greg Cooper will exit the firm at the end of the year and Chris Durack, currently chief executive of Schroders Hong Kong, will return to Australia to assume ...

NRMA chair links with asset manager

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... Kerr Neilson said the appointment of AccessAlpha complemented Platinum's launch of Irish domiciled UCITS funds. "The huge shift taking place in terms of both economic and political influence plays strongly to Platinum's strengths as a global ...

Leading philanthropic couple honoured

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
... the award to the Australians who supported the campaign through either donations of their time or money. "This award is a huge honour that we share with every single person who donated money or time to achieve marriage equality," Horne said. "The Equality ...

Ex-industry super fund chief joins robo-adviser

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... preventing animal cruelty and rehoming unwanted farm animals. Press said she is excited about joining Six Park, believing there is huge potential in robo-advice particularly in the climate created by the Royal Commission. "Robo-advice removes the conflict ...

Advice dealer group appoints executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... McMurdo said. Likewise, Blackledge said she is excited to join Fitzpatricks with a clear mandate to target growth. "There is a huge opportunity within the financial services industry brought about by a fast-changing landscape. I am particularly delighted ...

Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... managing director Christopher Page acknowledged the incredible pool of talent within the industry but, at the same time, the huge responsibility in their hands to restore consumer trust. "With the Royal Commission inquiry and the Productivity Commission ...

FinTech Australia appoints former Uber policy head

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... Welcoming Kitschke, FinTech Australia chair Stuart Stoyan said: "Brad's pedigree as a successful public policy leader will be a huge asset for FinTech Australia as we seek to take our industry to the next level. We also highly value Brad's previous industry ...

Chief economist update: Crying for Argentina

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... improving economic outlook. It also said Argentina's energy sector holds considerable growth potential and because of its huge unconventional resources coupled with Macri's policies is attracting significant foreign investment. As oil and gas production ...

NAB to divest MLC

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... need to simplify," he said. "And, so what the MLC divestment will do is enable us to have a simpler bank - and there are huge opportunities in the bank. It's worth noting that the MLC earnings are only 4% of our total, so they're quite small. "But, once ...

Adviser regulation lacking a professional body, RC hears

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... unearthed the AFA's passive approach to disciplining and monitoring members' misconduct and why it doesn't receive a "huge amount of complaints." Since 2013 the AFA received 15 complaints about its members and has enacted only two disqualifications. ...