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Rest restructures senior management

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... Rest in 2015 as national manager of advice and moved on to become head of member education and advice. Her efforts will now focus on engaging with employers and industry associations. Potts' responsibilities also include overseeing the advice division ...

Boutique fund house founder steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... acknowledges her outstanding contribution to the firm's progress and ensures that the firm maintains a clear and effective focus on our clients and meeting their investment objectives." Resolution Capital was founded by Parsons in 2004 and invests in ...

TAL launches health insurance products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
TAL launched an adviser-focused health insurance offering by way of an expanded strategic partnership with nib. Financial advisers will be able to refer clients to a TAL health insurance team at nib, receiving a 5% discount on cover. The new offering ...

Culture dominates shareholder engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
As the Royal Commission sharpens its focus on accountability and corporate culture, an institutional investor says these two issues will now shape conversations with boards more than ever. SSGA senior managing director Susan Darroch said the significant ...

Asset managers join diversity program

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... International and Yarra Capital Management recently joined the Mercer-led Future IM/Pact initiative. The campaign's initial focus is on women. Fidelity International portfolio manager Anita Costa said it joined the initiative because it wanted to help ...

Gender split sees new investment industry focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
Australia's private equity and venture capital businesses are committed to increasing the number of women employees following the sector's latest workplace diversity study. At its 25th annual conference in September, the Australian Private Equity ...

Advice group rebuilds following regulatory headwinds

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... finance management platform operated by MoneyBrilliant. "During this period of restructuring and realignment we have had to focus efforts and energy elsewhere but in due course we intend to apply the right level of focus to mymoney247 to adequately test ...

Vertical integration not to blame

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
Australia's largest financial services institutions all agree - the use of vertically integrated business models in the wealth management arms of banks was not the reason for the industry misconduct exposed in the Royal Commission. In their responses ...

ETF issuer hires Olympian

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
An ETF issuer has hired a former Olympian as it expands its team. ETF Securities is welcoming Larry Achike to its business development team. The British athlete finished fifth in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and seventh in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He ...

Adviser-matching app launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has launched an online tool that helps match potential clients with the right financial adviser. Find a Planner is an app allowing potential clients to control how many financial planners can contact them ...