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Future Fund chief to lead IFM Investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
David Neal is set to jump from leading the $168 billion Future Fund to heading IFM Investors after Brett Himbury's resignation last year. Neal has been at Future Fund since its inception, starting as the chief investment officer in 2007 and then ...

Former ANZ Wealth retirement head joins CoreLogic

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
CoreLogic has appointed a former head of retirement solutions from ANZ Wealth as a general manager. Milena Malev is joining CoreLogic as a general manager of banking and finance solutions for Australasia. In her most recent role, Malev was ANZ's ...

Perth advice firm folds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
A Perth-based financial advice firm had to call in liquidators, with its directors blaming a 30% fall in its business revenue after the Royal Commission among other reasons. WA Wealth Managers (and WAWM Holdings Pty Ltd, as the main related firm) was ...

Pzena introduces second fund to Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
Spurred by the local success of its emerging markets value fund, Pzena Investment Management has introduced its second Australian pooled vehicle. The classic value equities manager has launched the Pzena Global Focused Value fund to Australian and New ...

FSC sheds light on cancer impact

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
New life insurance claims data shows the impact cancer continues to have on the lives of Australians, with more than $1.5 billion paid out in the last financial year. According to data produced in partnership between the Financial Services Council and ...

Corrupt adviser banned, AFSL canned

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
ASIC has banned a Queensland-based financial adviser from providing financial services for seven years and cancelled the AFS licence of his business. The corporate regulator found that Timothy Shapter had not provided advice in his client's best interests ...

ISA reaffirms stance on super guarantee

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
ISA said too many Australians, particularly women, are retiring without enough super and the increase to 12% is central to fixing the problem. "ISA analysis shows more than eight million Australians could be worse off in retirement if the super rate ...

Robo-advice to be worth US$1.4 trillion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
The value of robo-advice will surpass the US$1.4 trillion mark in 2020, according to new research. LearnBonds.com is predicting robo-advice will become worth US$1.4 trillion globally, jumping by 47% year on year. By 2023, it predicts assets managed ...

Former dealer group chief to lead Australian Ethical

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
A former financial advice licensee head is set to lead the $3.8 billion ethical investment manager and super fund. Australian Ethical has appointed John McMurdo as chief executive and managing director, with acting chief executive Steve Gibbs set to ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus infects oil market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
It appears that no one and nothing is immune from the spread of the coronavirus. It's now turned the bull market in crude oil into a bear. Crude oil prices sank by more than 10% (the technical definition of a bear market) - WTI oil down 15.6%; Brent ...