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Planners continue insurer switches

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
One in five financial planners is in the market for new insurers according to the latest data from wealth management researcher Investment Trends. The Investment Trends' 2015 Planner Risk Report also found that planners are likely to continue their ...

Centrepoint's wealth business up 10pc

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Centrepoint Alliance's wealth business recorded an underlying pre-tax profit of $7.1 million for the last financial year, up 10% on the year prior. Announcing its full-year results to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on Friday, Centrepoint also ...

Hedge funds face brain drain

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Hedge funds should be thriving in the unusual low return environment. But instead of turning to the rock stars of funds management, investors are choosing safer and cheaper options. As managers warn about an Australian brain drain, experts talk about ...

Genesys advice chief goes to NAB

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
NAB Wealth has announced a new general manager for MLC Financial Planning and Garvan Financial Planning. Matthew Fogarty joins NAB from AMP, where he was head of financial planning at Genesys and ipac Equity Partners. He was also a founding partner ...

TAL appoints Macquarie and AMP vets

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... joins TAL in the new COO role from Macquarie Bank's banking financial and services group, where he is currently head of wealth products and platforms. Before his current position at Macquarie, he was head of insurance at Macquarie Life. At TAL, Delaney ...

Ignition Wealth appoints inaugural chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
Automated investing service Ignition Wealth has appointed a veteran investment banker as its inaugural chairman. Peter Meurer has more than 40 years' experience in financial markets and has been executive chairman of Asian investment bank Nomura Australia ...

AMP half-year profit up 33%

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... released its half-year results for 2015, revealing a net profit of $507 million, up 33% on the previous corresponding period. Wealth management - including advice, platform administration, unit linked superannuation, retirement income and investment ...

IRESS sees profit in wealth management

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
Financial planning software provider IRESS has recorded a 10% profit increase in its Australia and New Zealand wealth management division over the past six months. The half-year result reflects continued demand in the wealth management segment with ...

Super governance changes questioned

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... will be borne by members. At the same time, no action is being taken to address the identified problems within the banks wealth management divisions," Whiteley said.

Global bond fund gets first Aussie investor

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... absolute returns can provide for investors seeking diversification and predictable returns." Managing director of Infocus Wealth Management, the parent company of Alpha Fund Managers, Rod Bristow, said: "We are attracted to ARGBS because of its strong ...