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Chief economist update: The budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
It's rare for two economists to have a meeting of minds (you all know the economists' jokes), but I'm happy to read Jason Murphy's - an economist. He is the author of the new book Incentivology and an article on news.com.au entitled ...

Global fintech appoints head of Asia

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
Switzerland-based fintech Avaloq has appointed a new head of Asia who will take the reins in October. Imad Abou-Haidar joins from London-headquartered software firm Finastra, where he was managing director for the Asia-Pacific region, based in Singapore. ...

Adviser of the Year named

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... AFA's Female Excellence in Advice Award," Kewin said. Finally, the AFA and TAL Excellence in Education award was presented to Ben Nash of Pivot Wealth. Nash is founder and director of Pivot Wealth and author of the Amazon best-seller 'Get Unstuck ...

Whitehelm launches infrastructure fund locally

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
The $4.9 billion investment manager launched an Australian-domiciled version of its global infrastructure fund. Whitehelm Capital's Europe-based Listed Core Infrastructure Fund is now available as an Australian-domiciled investment option for the ...

Members shift to industry super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
Retail superannuation funds copped a battering of outflows as latest APRA figures paint a telling picture of a booming industry super fund sector nearly one year after the Hayne Royal Commission. Retail fund assets were flat at $625.7 billion in the ...

Chief economist update: The fear of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
"Pompa mortis magis terret quam mors ipsa." Translated into the quotee Francis Bacon's - English philosopher, statesman and essayist - mother tongue, "The pomp of death alarms us more than death itself." Yes Virginia, you know where I'm going ...

The highest honour: 2018 AOTY reflects on win

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
The outgoing Adviser of the Year, Hugh Robertson, has revealed how much receiving the honour has meant to him. Awarded the title of Adviser of the Year for 2018 at last year's Association of Financial Advisers' National Conference, Robertson described ...

Nominees await top AFA honours

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... 2019 AFA Excellence in Education Award Kearsten James, Cooper Wealth Management Joseph Meawad, Trinity Financial Advisers Ben Nash, Pivot Wealth Nicola Schneider, Robina Financial Solutions

Future Fund returns 11.5%, crosses $160bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
Australia's sovereign wealth fund returned 11.5% in the year to June, with chair Peter Costello likening the returns to that of a "high growth" superannuation option but with much lower risk. The Future Fund now manages $162.6 billion, after adding ...

Advisers band together: AFA Conference 2019 kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
With so much tension and uncertainty in the financial advice sector today, the Association of Financial Advisers is making it clear to financial advisers they are not alone. Speaking to Financial Standard ahead of the 2019 Association of Financial Advisers' ...