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National Achievement Award winners announced

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
Three of the industry's leading fund executives have been honoured with National Achievement Awards at a ceremony in Melbourne. Initiated by La Trobe Financial back in 2012 and now proudly supported by Financial Standard, the awards recognise the outstanding ...

OPINION: Super is Murray's big rock

ANDREW BRAGG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
Properly calibrating the superannuation system is the most important policy change from the Murray review of the financial system. Super could be sharper, leaner and easier to understand. That's why the Murray proposals to define the objective of superannuation ...

Investment under microscope at ASFA conference

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
Superannuation funds need to look ahead of meeting benchmarks, peers and league tables and be more dynamic in achieving investment goals. This will be one of the key themes coming from the 2015 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) ...

CalPERS sells $4.2bn in real estate assets

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) will sell US$3 billion ($4.2 billion) in assets from its real estate investment portfolio. CalPERS will sell the stake to Blackstone's Strategic Partners Fund Solutions, and it includes 43 ...

APRA debates whether "to model or not to model"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
Internal risk models for financial institutions are still useful so long as industry isn't "seduced by the science," according to APRA chair Wayne Byres. Speaking at the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) Global Risk Forum in Hong Kong ...

Martin Currie hires small cap analyst

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
Equity fund manager Martin Currie Australia has appointed a small and microcap research analyst. Anthony Porto joined the Australian investment team in October 2015, reporting to chief investment officer Reece Birtles. He has more than 10 years of investment ...

Qantas Super appoints new CEO from NAB

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
Qantas Super has announced the appointment of a new chief executive. Michael Clancy will replace Jane Perry, who is retiring in December. Clancy currently holds executive and non-executive director roles at NAB Wealth, co-founded cloud-based advice ...

AFA Adviser, Practice of the Year named

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
David Reed from The Retirement Advice Centre was presented with the 2015 AFA Adviser of the Year Award at the close of another successful national conference in Cairns. At the same time, Kearney Group took home the coveted Practice of the Year Award. ...

Hotel California

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
Ho ho ho and ha ha ha. The truth is out. Wall Street dipped overnight and so did the Euro Stoxx 50 - after their strong gains of the past week because, wait for it......because investors suddenly realised that the ECB and the PBOC's early Christmas ...

AFA appoints member services manager

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers has appointed a new member services manager. Roz Kaye joins the AFA from netwealth, where she was head of operations. She has also held roles at Premium Wealth Management, Australian Wealth Management, Bridges Financial ...