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MDA provider makes debut on ASX

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
Managed Accounts Holdings Limited has started trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) today after raising about $3 million in its Initial Public Offering. The owner of managed discretionary account specialist managedaccounts.com.au will ...

Don't be afraid of sales, industry funds told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
Industry superannuation funds must embrace a sales culture if they are to compete with retail funds in an increasingly open market, according to Metta Group director and AustralianSuper consultant Clive Wilkinson. Speaking to an audience of not-for-profit ...

Budget a 'missed opportunity': ISA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Industry Super Australia (ISA) Director of Public Affairs Matt Linden said the budget was a "missed opportunity to find small innovative solutions," saying the changes could result in a 25% decrease in retirement income for many Australians. He said ...

CBA likely to appoint from within for CIO role

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) chief information officer Michael Harte will leave the group on mid-2014 to take up the role of chief operations and technology officer of Barclays Bank in London. It is likely that the replacement will come from within the CBA ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
The Australian share market is trading higher after solid corporate earnings reports lifted the United States market. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the local bourse was trading on a positive note after the Easter break. "The pipe-opener ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after markets in the United States continued their rise overnight. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the local market's opening trade was looking pretty good after encouraging US jobs and ...

Industry heralds government capital recycling plan

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
An agreement between the federal and state governments to incentivise asset sales which have the potential to boost the economy has been welcomed by the superannuation industry. The federal government wants to encourage states to sell businesses and ...

Macquarie adds Government Bond Fund to SIV suite

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
Macquarie Specialist Investments (MSI) has expanded its offering to wealthy migrants with the launch of the Macquarie Significant Investor Visa (SIV) Government Bond Fund. The Macquarie SIV Government Bond Fund invests into bonds issued by Australian ...

Rice Warner overhauls structure, makes key appointments

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
Financial services consultancy Rice Warner has restructured its business into three key teams, life insurance, superannuation and investments and has added a digital consulting team. As part of the restructure the company has promoted Thierry Bareau ...

Citi closes gap in custody race

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
Citigroup has continued its rapid ascension in the Australian custody market, growing by 19.4% over the past six months, according to figures released by the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA). In the first half of the 2013-14 financial ...