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Former ASX chief to chair Perpetual

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
Perpetual chairman Peter Scott is retiring, with the firm also naming his successor. Former ASX chief executive and ASIC chairman Tony D'Aloisio is moving in as chairman-elect, replacing Scott when he steps down on 31 May 2017. Scott joined the Perpetual ...

AMP Capital senior manager joins CFS

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
A senior manager among AMP Capital's multi-asset group will leave for a new role at Colonial First State in December. AMP Capital senior manager, platforms, tailored investment solutions Jodie Tapscott will leave the firm after more than four years. ...

Class joins forces with bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
Class has integrated with a global bank to satisfy demand from SMSFs for access to international assets. Partnering with HSBC, Class will now receive a direct-connect data feed from the bank's savings, transaction and term deposit accounts in its wealth ...

FICAP gets ready for 2017 RockStar fundraiser

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
Preparations are underway for the 2017 'Who Wants to be a RockStar?', an annual event organised by the Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) in the name of music and youth charity. Proceeds from next year's RockStar will go to Raise, the ...

Robo-advisers friend not foe: Cerulli

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Robo-advisers are not the fundamental disruption feared by the financial advice industry but instead are a catalyst among traditional advice providers to move into the digital world. New research from global research and consulting firm Cerulli Associates ...

Trump bigger than Brexit

ALEX BURKE, DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
The Trump presidency will have a bigger effect on global markets than Brexit, according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management chief market strategist for UK and Europe Stephanie Flanders. Speaking at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

Infocus celebrates success

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
Infocus Group has celebrated the successes of leading businesses providing exceptional financial advice across the Infocus and Patron Australian Financial Services Licensees. Announced at the group's annual conference in Singapore, a total of 18 awards ...

ANZ appoints tech exec, CIO departs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
ANZ has appointed a new group executive technology. Gerard Florian, who will report directly to chief executive Shayne Elliott, joins the group from Dimension Data where he was chief strategy officer, Cloud Business Unit. Prior to that, he was Australian ...

FirstChoice Alternatives adds new macro manager

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
Colonial First State's FirstChoice Alternatives portfolio has added a new macro investment manager and hit a new funds under management milestone. London based discretionary macro manager H20 Asset Management was recently added to the portfolio, taking ...

Clydesdale in talks to acquire RBS subsidiary

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
CYBG, the holding company formed following the NAB demerger, is in talks to acquire a business from the Royal Bank of Scotland. The Williams & Glyn business refers to parts of RBS and National Westminster Bank, comprising 307 branches, which must be ...