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Cahill resigns from Club Plus Super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
Long-serving Club Plus Superannuation chief executive and director of Club Plus Financial Planning Paul Cahill is resigning from the fund. Cahill was appointed the inaugural chief executive of Club Plus Super and has been chief executive of the NSW ...

MLC shakes up retail leadership team

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
MLC Life Insurance boosted its retail advised business with multiple key appointments. The new retail advised insurance leadership team comprises Russell Hannah as general manager, retail advised insurance sales; Adrienne Cochrane, who joined from AMP ...

HLB appoints director, outlines plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
HLB Mann Judd welcomed a new director and head of its restructuring and risk advisory division in Brisbane. Most recently the head of legal for Standard Bank Group in Hong Kong, Chew Mar joins HLB Mann Judd to oversee the firm's corporate restructuring ...

Government repeats fintech focus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
Addressing the G20 Conference, Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison praised robo-advice and called on other governments to begin considering investing in 'regtech'. Speaking in Wiesbaden, Germany, Morrison told delegates more must be done to evolve and ...

New sales chief for State Street platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
State Street fortified its APAC Currenex team with the appointment of a new Australian vice president, head of sales. Scott Johnson joins the Currenex team and will be responsible for delivering customised access to liquidity sources to corporates ...

Instos must stress test: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
To make the most of 2017, institutional investors will need to be across market fragmentation, the shift from monetary to fiscal stimulus, capital abundance and long-term structural change. Global consultant Mercer says these themes all present risks ...

Robo critical to retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
An online advice provider for retirees is attempting to secure funding in order to partner with major financial services institutions. Fintech firm SuperEd, led by Vanguard Australia founder Jeremy Duffield and former Westpac executive Hugh Morrow ...

Westpac exec jumps ship to ING Direct

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
A former Westpac and BT director will become ING Direct's first Australian head of retail banking, managing several channels including wealth management. Most recently serving as Westpac's director of marketing, sales and service, Melanie Evans will ...

NSW government pins fintech job hopes to H2 Ventures

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
The NSW government has underwritten a deal between specialist lender Investec and H2 Ventures which will provide the fintech accelerator with an additional $4 million in funding. Deputy Premier and Minister for Small Business John Barilaro said the ...

Advice firm creates aged care subsidiary

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
A Queensland financial advice practice is launching a subsidiary business assisting the elderly transition into aged care. Gold Coast-based Wealth Planning Partners has established Trusted Aged Care Services to provide a suite of services to families ...