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Australian Unity acquires four practices

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... added that Australian Unity is "a mutual organisation focused on improving the financial wellbeing of our clients and not a bank or life insurance company." "Australian Unity provides advisers with a holistic service," he continued. "We have a team of ...

REST appoints exec from SSFS

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... services includes senior roles at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), The Trust Company, MLC and St George Bank. He holds a Bachelor of Law from Macquarie University and a Bachelor of Business from UTS.

August angst to September mourn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... every individual on planet earth has speculated, talked and warned about it for as long as I can remember and the People's Bank of China's successive announcement of stimulus measures confirm that it is. The known unknown is China central command's inclination ...

Zero-margin platforms could target Australian market

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
Australia's "slow to innovate" investment platform landscape could be threatened by the arrival of overseas "zero-margin" providers, according to Bravura Solutions research. Referencing economist Jeremy Rifkin's The Zero Marginal Cost Society, Bravura's ...

ANZ signs $450m tech agreement with IBM

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
... and delivering innovation in customer service is at the forefront of our partnership," said, IBM client director for ANZ Bank Scott Barlow said that the agreement is "enabling ANZ access to an arsenal of leading edge technology to provide the agility ...

Industry funds attack banks on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... of default superannuation funds. Industry Super Australia's advertisements include a female employer meeting with a male bank representative and discussing that industry funds are the option for her employees. "It's not about me and it's not about the ...

AustralianSuper nabs Future Fund property exec

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... investment manager for property Paul Keogh will continue in the role. Keogh joined AustralianSuper in 2013 from Deutsche Bank, where he was chief investment officer for its Asia Pacific alternative investments division. AustralianSuper has been growing ...

Reform summit must keep momentum: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... retirement incomes." The event was also addressed by federal Treasurer Joe Hockey, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens.

Member activism could hurt super returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
Activism from fund members and social media users concerned about environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues could end up hurting superannuation returns. The recent campaign against HESTA's exposure to Transfield has highlighted the risks that ...

Feds still in a hole at the Jackson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
"You say it best when you say nothing at all." - Ronan Keating Or rather, they did - the voting and non-voting members of the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC). Their conflicting stances did not settle the when of the lift-off issue one single ...