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Equip grows to meet demand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... in the corporate super market. The appointment of Yanni is the latest in a series of hires made by the fund recently. This week the fund welcomed Georgia Schofield as governance manager, in addition to Campbell Finlayson who was appointed risk specialist ...

Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... prepared to do) to short circuit these shorting of emerging market currencies and equities at his Jackson Hole outing later this week. Just by pondering a temporary halt in "normalisation" proceedings, Jerome could hit two birds with one statement - ...

ASIC defends enforceable undertakings at Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... 24. He has also sought submissions on six areas - including from members of public, to an August 31 deadline. Earlier this week the Governance Institute said it believed confidence in Australia's financial institutions would continue to fall while ...

Royal Commission on social media: Regulators under scrutiny

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
As the Royal Commission superannuation hearings turned onto the final straight this week, commentators took to Twitter to have their say. Hardly a surprise given the #BankingRC > "...The banking, finance and insurance sector now has the lowest Ethics ...

Former Magellan executive appointed to Contango board

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... Contango's chief executive since October last year, took on the role of CGA chief executive on a permanent basis. Earlier this week, the asset manager announced it would hold an extraordinary general meeting on September 12, seeking shareholder approval ...

Female Excellence in Advice finalists announced

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... Financial Advisers National Conference nears, the finalists for its 2018 Female Excellence in Advice Award were named this week. More than 370 nominations and 44 applications were received for this year's award, a record number according to the AFA. ...

Alternative investment manager partners with VC firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... companies are also working together on identifying potential investment opportunities, separate from the one announced this week. Scout has more than 65 investments across three fund vehicles. It has achieved a lifetime blended IIR of 18.4% since its ...

Royal Commission on social media: Former Treasurer weighs in

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
As the Royal Commission turned its attention to superannuation this week, financial services executives and commentators took to twitter to have their say. The Royal Commission into banking is correct... having multiple super accounts may mean paying ...

Fees for no service remediation passes $250 million

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... for no services project. Fees for no service have again been a hot topic at the fifth round of the Royal Commission this week. Focusing on the superannuation industry, Commissioner Kenneth Hayne has been quizzing former NAB and MLC executives about the ...

NULIS names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... has appointed a new chair, replacing Nicole Smith, who is due to appear before the financial services Royal Commission this week. According to the latest NULIS Nominees Executive Officer Disclosure, Peter Promnitz was appointed as chair in July 2018. ...