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Bank distribution head goes green

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
The former head of distribution at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has taken a new role at an ethical investment manager. David Brennan has joined UCA Funds Management as director - development, adding more than 12 years' experience in financial services. ...

AustralianSuper recruiting new property lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
... in 2008, having previously been head of property at Perpetual. Prior to this he held fund management roles with Deutsche Bank, AXA and National Mutual. A spokesperson for AustralianSuper said: "The fund is recruiting for a new head of property and anticipates ...

Chief economist update: Erdogan's Turkey is cooked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
... eight days. The reason was to stem the precipitous drop in the peso and rein in accelerating inflation. 'twas the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey's (TCMB) turn when it held an emergency meeting last night (before its scheduled June 7 meeting). ...

$900bn of wealth soon up for grabs: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
Financial adviser review service Adviser Ratings is anticipating an adviser exodus over the next five years, as scrutiny on the advice industry changes the landscape. According to Adviser Ratings research, structural transition of the industry will ...

Industry fund increases life insurance engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... that actually deliver value to customers because that's really important," she says. MLC Life has appointed former Reserve Bank of Australia chief information officer Sarv Girn to the role of chief innovation and transformation officer to spearhead the ...

Former Janus exec to lead APAC distribution for US hedge fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... company's Melbourne office. He left after the merger that created Janus Henderson. Before this role, he was a senior manager at Bank of Ireland Asset Management and an investment manager at Victorian Funds Management Corporation. "I'm delighted to ...

ANZ dealer group chief departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
The chief executive of several ANZ-aligned advice dealer groups is joining Australian Unity. Millennium3 and Financial Services Partners chief executive Matt Brown has been appointed to lead Australian Unity's financial advice division. As executive ...

CBA sells interests in Chinese insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
Commonwealth Bank has offloaded its stake in a Chinese life insurance joint venture for $668 million. CBA sold its 37.5% equity interest in BoComm Life Insurance to Japanese insurer Mitsui Sumitomo as per a condition of the bank's sale of its Australian ...

VOFF asks Medcraft to "face the music"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
Victims of Financial Fraud (VOFF) are calling on former ASIC chair Greg Medcraft and deputy chair Peter Kell to answer for alleged mishandling of financial services regulation. VOFF wants Medcraft and Kell to be recalled to the Royal Commission so they ...

BBSW methodology restores trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
The new calculation methodology for Australia's bank bill swap rate began on Monday, a direct response to maintain trust in the interest rate benchmark following misuse. In a joint statement the RBA and ASIC said the new BBSW methodology calculates ...