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FPA announces new specialist designation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... specialist designation is designed for financial planners looking to master and enhance their offering through a specialisation in aged care advice and provides professional recognition of this expertise. Director of Aged Care Steps Louise Biti said ...

CFS super distribution lead joins Allianz Retire+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... Thornton's wealth of experience sees him well placed to deliver in the role. "Fintan brings to Allianz Retire+ specialisation in longevity risk solutions and his technical expertise will be incredibly valuable to our partners in tailoring superior longevity ...

AZ NGA makes 64th acquisition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... for growth. "Certe Wealth exemplifies the characteristics we seek in SME partners including a distinct area of specialisation, strong client relationships and the capacity and capability to grow," he said. "Risk specialists are becoming rarer and rarer ...

Pension assets climb towards $50 trillion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... larger and more sophisticated internal teams, with stronger leadership through CEO and CIO roles and greater role specialisation in certain asset classes, such as private markets. "Smaller funds are continuing to outsource all or part of their CIO-type ...

Investment boutique makes PIMCO hire

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... of technical knowledge and experience across a range of fixed income investing capabilities, including Ardea's specialisation of 'relative value' investing," it said. "Laura also has a breadth of experience extending beyond fixed income to portfolio ...

FASEA exam tips from those who passed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... Code of Ethics". "The questions posed will require advisers to provide general knowledge despite their area of specialisation," Glenfield said. However, he countered concern on this point by saying that FASEA and exam partner Acer have put emphasis on ...

Industry super fund headcounts to swell

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... sought after post-graduate qualification, McGilton said. For senior roles, those with experience in asset class specialisation - namely infrastructure and fixed income - are most in demand. "There remains a viable talent pool of infrastructure professionals ...

REI Super names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... executive. Prior to Cbus, he worked in senior roles at Westpac as general manager of working capital and industry specialisation, and as general manager of nabEducation at NAB. Coysh commented he looks forward to leading the fund through the next important ...

Franklin Templeton names institutional business director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... positioned for further growth in the institutional space in Australia, which continues to expand and see increasing specialisation as savings in the superannuation sector rise," Walsh said. Early this year, Franklin Templeton appointed Manuel Damianakis ...

Member outreach boosts post-merger integration

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2019
... Equip transitioned a cohort of Rio Tinto members under a defined benefit scheme in the merger. It's an area of specialisation and a process that requires proper actuarial work to ensure complete benefits are intact and funding levels are right, Brooks ...