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Challenger hails major retirement partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
Straight off the back of announcing record annuity sales of $2.2 billion in its half-year results, Challenger is partnering with an international investment manager to develop a global bond product for Australian retirees. The new partnership with Standard ...

Vehicle sales hit the roadblock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) reported that total vehicle sales grew by a mere 0.2% in the year to January - the slowest since February last year. This compares with annual growth rates of 9.5% in December and 16.6 in November. ...

ATO must reunite individuals with lost super: ASFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
A peak superannuation body is calling on the federal government to increase its responsibility in reuniting Australians with millions of dollars in unclaimed super. In a pre-budget submission Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief ...

KISS selects SMSF compliance software provider

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
Keep It Simple Super (KISS) will now use Simple Fund 360 and CAS 360 as its self-managed superannuation administration and corporate compliance software solutions. Both products are owned by BGL Corporate Solutions, whose managing director Ron Lesh ...

ANZ appoints wealth CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
ANZ named the man to take over the reins as chief investment officer for its Wealth Australia division. Mark Rider, currently head of investment strategy and asset allocation, will step into the role as of 10 March 2017. Rider succeeds Stewart Brentnall ...

Females and Gen Y expecting less

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
Australian women's expectation of a well-paid job earns $14,000 less a year than that of a man's. Research commissioned by NAB shows Australian men consider a salary of $127,271 as being well-paid, yet their female counterparts are happy to settle for ...

Contango AM launches growth LIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
Contango Asset Management will launch Contango Global Growth Limited, an ASX listed investment company actively investing in a portfolio of global listed securities. The global equities specialist fund manager, with approximately A$21.1 billion in assets ...

Advice licensees must think digital

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
The need for financial advice licensees to increase digital and social media education was uncovered in the latest industry survey. The survey of 153 advisers showed only 12.8% believed their licensee was providing adequate education when it came to ...

Rainmaker hires former CIFR chief

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
Rainmaker Group, publisher of Financial Standard, is welcoming Professor David Gallagher as a consultant to the research and media business. Gallagher will work with Rainmaker to further develop its research function and its Continuing Professional ...

Financial advisers losing communication battle

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
Embattled financial advisers need to find better ways to communicate their value to clients if they are to remain relevant in an automated world. Speaking at a media roundtable, newly appointed Morningstar chief executive Kunal Kapoor told reporters ...