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Bennelong subsidiary names first boutique partners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
Bennelong Funds Management's UK-based subsidiary BennBridge has launched its incubator model, entering strategic partnerships with two boutique firms. Established earlier this month by two former Schroders investment managers, Tellworth Investments ...

ABA announces new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
The successor to NAB's Andrew Thorburn as chair of the Australian Bankers' Association has been named. The association has put forward ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott, and ABA chief executive Anna Bligh said Elliott will bring considerable energy ...

Westpac faces class action over life insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
Westpac is facing a class action for allegedly charging higher life insurance premiums via its network of financial planners. Shine Lawyers filed the class action against the bank and its subsidiary, Westpac Life Insurance Services, on behalf of customers ...

Inflated attention on September US CPI inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
Heading into last weekend, financial headlines abound over the latest update on US consumer price inflation. Financial market participants keenly awaited its release for clues on future Fed monetary policy direction...or so the headlines say. I say ...

AFA launches mental health service

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers has partnered with one of Australia's largest providers of employment assistance programs to help its membership with mental health support services. AFA Care is a partnership with Davidson Trahaire Corpsych and ...

Fidelity portfolio manager steps down

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
A portfolio manager co-running a Fidelity mFund strategy has stepped down from her position. Hilary Natoff has been co-portfolio manager of the Fidelity Global Demographics Fund since 2012. A Fidelity spokesperson said Natoff will assist in the transition ...

Cyber training is advice value-add: AUSTRAC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
AUSTRAC director strategic intelligence and policy David Hawkins believes there are opportunities for financial advisers to value-add by providing cyber training services. Speaking at the AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast, Hawkins ...

Aberdeen LIC ousts portfolio manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
The board of Aberdeen Leaders Limited (ALR) will remove Aberdeen Asset Management as its investment manager, following a decision to internalise management functions. ALR said Aberdeen will remain as its manager until January. ALR chair Brian Sherman ...

AMP Capital shutters core equities, restructures team

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
AMP Capital is closing down its core Australian equities capabilities and restructuring its domestic investment team in response to client demand, which will involve appointing a new head of Australian equities from Macquarie. The investment manager ...

Mastering education skillsets will be long-term: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
Findings from the Association of Financial Advisers' latest white paper may have significant implications on the incoming adviser education standards. Research supporting the association's 'A new advice competency framework' white paper shows that because ...