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Commonwealth Bank appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
Commonwealth Bank has named Ian Narev's successor. Effective 9 April 2018, Matt Comyn will be the new chief executive at the banking and wealth management group. Currently heading CBA's retail bank, he will replace Narev who announced his retirement ...

Population growth drives real income

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
Australia's continued population growth and the Federal Government's support of an open immigration policy will be critical for retirees seeking sustainable investment income. These key drivers lend themselves to further investment in and development ...

Chief economist update: Red light on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
Down, down, the US dollar is down (again). Bloomberg's USD index shows that the US dollar dropped 1.0% overnight - taking its 2018-to-date decline to minus 3.2% -- on the back of US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's comments At the World Economic ...

Paradice appoints portfolio manager from Northcape

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
Paradice Investment Management is welcoming a new portfolio manager to its mid-cap team. James McBeath joins Paradice from Northcape Capital, where he was an analyst for three years and then a portfolio manager for mid and small-caps. Before that, he ...

Active manager diversity breeds performance: WTW

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
Investors who rely on a single active equity manager are more likely to underperform, according to Willis Towers Watson research. The analysis revealed that if an investor were to pick one equity manager randomly, chances of adding value are low - even ...

KPMG names insurance and wealth lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
KPMG Australia appointed a former AXA executive to lead its specialist insurance and wealth management division. Sydney-based Tim Thomas is the lead partner of the insurance and wealth strategy advisory practice, which sits within KPMG's global strategy ...

Clime IM appoints private wealth head from Suncorp

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
Clime Investment Management named the head of its private wealth division and flagged the development of interstate offices in an investor update. Maria Greensill was previously manager, financial planning operations at Suncorp. Before that, she was ...

Money managers eye household debt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
The US Federal Reserve is raising interest rates and other central banks have signalled they too will pare stimulatory measures introduced in the wake of the GFC, all of which has significant consequences for money managers in 2018. The Reserve Bank ...

ASIC accepts EU from Brisbane adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
ASIC accepted an enforceable undertaking from a Queensland financial adviser for not meeting his life insurance replacement advice obligations. ASIC found Duane Wright, owner of Brisbane-based First National Home Loans and Insurance, breached obligations ...

In-house education key to super success

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
One of Australia's largest superannuation funds is encouraging parents to educate children on the importance of saving for retirement as new data shows young Australians accumulate super faster than ever before. Member data released by QSuper shows ...