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Risk inflows reflect boost in market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Strategic Insight, formerly known as Plan for Life, has released its report on individual and group risk premium inflows for last financial year, showing an overall boost in the market. Total risk market inflows grew 5.5%, increasing from $14.9 billion ...

Suncorp appoints new wealth CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Suncorp has appointed a new chief executive banking and wealth, and made two other leadership team changes. David Carter was previously chief financial officer for banking and wealth. He has held other roles at Suncorp, including executive general manager ...

Canadian instos approved for Aussie ag investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... it will not oppose the proposed acquisitions of a 40% and 9.99% interest in Glencore Agriculture. Both the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (bcIMC) are the respective buyers. ACCC chairman ...

Christmas in September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... they're not set in stone: "...participants' projections for the federal funds rate, including the median path, are not a fixed plan for future policy. Policy is not on a pre-set course. These forecasts represent participants' individual assessments of ...

NAS renews $7 billion mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
NAB Asset Servicing has secured a $7 billion custody mandate following a review. Equip Super has used NAS as its custody provider for 24 years; NAB executive general manager asset servicing John Comito said he was "excited that Equip Super has chosen ...

Report outlines impact of MDA operation reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
MDA operator Managed Accounts Holdings (MGP) has released a white paper detailing the potential consequences of pending regulatory reform to the operation of managed accounts. The report, entitled 'The limited discretion clock is ticking', highlights ...

BetaShares makes two more hires

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
ETF provider BetaShares has expanded its team and plans to recruit a Melbourne based client service team. Alicia McIean and Ele de Vere, join the company as senior marketing manager and marketing executive, respectively. McIean brings over 12 years' ...

Another former AMP planner cops ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
ASIC has permanently banned a former longtime AMP financial planner from providing financial services following an investigation. The regulator banned Damian O'Rourke after it found he failed to provide appropriate advice, failed to provide clients ...

Forager plans listing for Australian Shares Fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
Australian small cap specialist Forager Funds Management is soft-closing its Australian Shares Fund and plans to move to a closed-ended structure in an effort to protect investors from the growth in the fund detracting from performance. The planned ...

Sentry Group partners for back office solution

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
Sentry Group has entered an exclusive joint venture arrangement with an ASX listed company which specialises in software development. Under stage one of the arrangement, Intiger Asset Management, a wholly own subsidiary of the Intiger Group, will provide ...