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Parametric critiques Productivity Commission's final report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
Parametric have taken the final Productivity Commission report into superannuation to task in its latest research report. According to the firm, the PC missed an opportunity to highlight how super members retiring on after-tax returns are penalised ...

Willis Towers Watson adds cyber specialist

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
Willis Towers Watson appointed a cyber specialist to its Australian arm. Benjamin Di Marco links with Willis Towers Watson from law firm Clyde & Co, where he spent almost four years, eventually establishing the firm's data privacy and cyber insurance ...

Pacific Current Group expands US investment

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
Pacific Current Group has invested in a US provider of financial adviser middle office services. Pacific Current Group (ASX:PAC) picked up a 10% stake in Independent Financial Partners, a "hybrid registered investment advisers platform" based in the ...

VC investments in Australia hit record high

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
Latest KPMG research shows the amount of venture capital funding invested in Australia last year hit a record high, with about $1.2 billion invested. However despite the record result, Australian venture capital investing is just a slither of the overall ...

VicSuper updates digital advice offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
A refreshed user interface, a new coach avatar and new retirement planning options have been rolled out to VicSuper members after the fund updated its Beeline digital guidance and advice tool. The update means VicSuper members now have a new mix of ...

Royal Commissions puts pressure on finance sector job market: Sunsuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
Latest research from Sunsuper shows that despite the permanent job market actually rising over the last 12 months, the finance sector still took a significant hit in job demand. With the Royal Commission placing unprecedented scrutiny on the industry ...

Millions of Australian's suffering from financial stress: AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
Financial stress is burdening close to 2.5 million Australians, according to AMP. Releasing its Financial Wellness report this week, AMP said it found two in every five Australian workers faced financial stress during their careers, costing businesses ...

BT launches new managed accounts offerings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
BT Financial Group launched a suite of managed accounts on its flagship platform, and said further additions will soon follow. Six active diversified managed portfolios have landed on BT Panorama's full and compact menus, offering clients different ...

Kelly O'Dwyer to leave parliament

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
Former financial services minister Kelly O'Dwyer will retire before the next election. In an announcement on Saturday, Member for Higgins Kelly O'Dwyer said she would not recontest the next federal election, citing personal reasons. "After much agonising ...

Norwegian pension fund drops WHSP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
Norges Bank decided its Government Pension Fund Global should drop Washington H. Soul Pattinson from its investment universe. Norges Bank's Government Pension fund Global has axed Washington H. Soul Pattinson from its investment universe based on recommendations ...