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Vamos joins Mercer board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
Former long-serving ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos joined the board of Mercer's superannuation business as an independent non-executive director. Mercer Superannuation Australia board chair Jan Swinhoe welcomed Vamos to the board, noting that her ...

Ausbil adds key MicroCap team hires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
Ausbil Investment Management has made two appointments to its MicroCap team, following the departure of its star managers in April. Mason Willoughby-Thomas joins as a new portfolio manager for the Ausbil MicroCap Fund. Willoughby-Thomas was most recently ...

Equip confirms merger, names CEO and directors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
Industry super fund Equip confirmed its merger with the Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund in a move which will double funds under management to $14 billion. Equip chair Andrew Fairley said since the earlier announcement that the funds were in merger ...

CBA backs financial counselling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
The Commonwealth Bank is committed to helping stamp out economic abuse in Australia, partnering with Financial Counselling Australia to better equip financial counsellors aiding those impacted by domestic and family violence. CBA has pledged $400,000 ...

Decimal secures funding from $72bn consortium

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
A $72 billion consortium of superannuation fund investors made a major investment in Decimal Software. The ASX-listed digital advice provider announced today that IFM Investors has taken a 6.5% stake in the company following a $2.29 million capital ...

Digital advice as commonplace as internet banking

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Once big institutions come around to the benefits of digital member engagement, digital advice services will become as reliable and ubiquitous as internet banking is now, according to Decimal founder and executive director, strategy and innovation Jan  ...

Fears of increased compliance costs misguided

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
A financial services technology firm says transparent risk and governance measures have always been fundamental to the delivery of 'true' digital financial advice. Decimal believes compliance should already be at the core of robo-advice platforms utilised ...

Equip appoints new board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
Equip has announced the appointment of three new board members after the industry superannuation fund recently held its member and employer director elections. Joining the Equip board are AGL manager group employee relations Michael Clinch, and Cleantech ...

Decimal appoints new CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
Robo-advice provider Decimal Software has appointed a new chief executive. Nic Pollock joins Decimal having held senior positions at Oracle, Gemcom, Mincom and Snowden. He will commence his position on November 23. In a statement the Decimal board said ...

Indian economy accelerating/slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
It wasn't only the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) that didn't surprise with its unchanged policy decision yesterday, that other reserve bank did too. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced no change in policy settings following the conclusion of ...