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Boutique builds out executive team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... operations chief at OpenMarkets Australia and partner at Crestone, joined Sayers in October to head the operational functions. Roger McIntosh, who was the former head of quantitative strategies and research at Delft Partners, and director at Optimal ...

MS sufferer fights CommInsure definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
A woman who has multiple sclerosis (MS) is fighting to have CommInsure recognise her condition, calling into question the various definitions life insurers use. ClaimRight founder William Johns was assisting a client with MS in accessing the insurance ...

Aussie super funds climb ranks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... elsewhere, particularly in Latin American countries, accounting for 71% of assets," WTW said. Thinking Ahead Institute co-founder Roger Urwin said the positive results following a tough 2018 do not detract from the pressures facing funds this year. "Perhaps ...

Investment committees not up to scratch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... safety of billions of people by applying best-practice frameworks to their context," Thinking Ahead Institute co-founder Roger Urwin said. "In doing so they will be better placed to tackle the challenges that lie ahead such as systemic risks, performance ...

Billionaires targeted in Twitter bitcoin scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... Committee on Commerce has requested Twitter brief the committee on the issue no later than July 23, with committee chair Senator Roger Wicker writing to Dorsey: "I understand that Twitter is investigating the matter and has taken steps to remove the ...

MLC launches new advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
MLC has introduced a new advice business to the market, retiring the Apogee, Garvan and Meritum brands and appointing a general manager to lead the venture. Following on from the announcement in August last year that Apogee, Garvan and Meritum would ...

Pinnacle boutique eyes wholesale market

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... away from traditional asset classes such as equities and fixed interest," Palisade managing director and chief executive Roger Lloyd said. "We are delighted to be able to provide access to Palisade's infrastructure capability to a market segment which ...

Retirement review goes off the rails

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... defined benefit scheme and a defined contribution scheme, creating a hybrid system. BetaShares senior investment specialist Roger Cohen pushes back on Asher's claims, saying robust debates about the system's future need to be played out publicly, warning ...

BetaShares calls for universal pension

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... collaboration with the Monash Centre for Financial Studies at Monash University, BetaShares senior investment specialist Roger Cohen determined Australians of retirement age with savings between $350,000 and $600,000 risk having lower levels of retirement ...

Beware the retirement trap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... them to ensure they have at least $600,000 squirrelled away ahead of retirement. BetaShares senior investment specialist Roger Cohen's analysis shows that for Australians at retirement age with savings of between $350,000 and $600,000, increasing ...