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Powerwrap CEO leaves for consultant role

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
Powerwrap's chief executive has left the company, but will remain involved as a strategic consultant. Cormac Heffernan took the reins at Powerwrap in 2012, having previously been a consultant. Prior to that, he was head of portfolio services at NAB ...

Equity Trustees flags acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
Equity Trustees is considering an acquisition of a bank's estates business. Sandhurst Trustees - owned by Bendigo and Adelaide Bank - provides investment, funds and estate management, superannuation, commercial loans and custodial services. It is also ...

New chair for National Seniors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
National Seniors Australia is welcoming its new chairman. Chris Guille has been named in the top role, having served as a board director since June 2012. Guille has more than 30 years' experience in banking, trustee services and investment advice and ...

Tasplan launches lifecycle default super

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
Tasplan now offers a lifecycle default super option, becoming one of the select industry funds to provide such a service. The new option, Tasplan OnTrack, is designed to reallocate members' funds over their lives to gradually reduce sequencing risk ...

Database unlocks global infrastructure opportunities

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
The Global Infrastructure Hub is launching an online database to give the private sector free information about government infrastructure projects around the globe. Project Pipeline will provide early stage visibility of potential projects and will ...

The rise of the robo-adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
Financial advisers must be encouraged by keen online investors seeking more robo-advice opportunities and new automated investment solutions. This is a key finding in the inaugural Investment Trends Robo-advice Report released this week. The report ...

Impact only fund makes first investments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
Impact Investment Group's (IIG) Giant Leap Fund has made its first two investments and expects to deliver investors higher returns from purpose driven businesses. IIG raised $13 million for Giant Leap, which is Australia's first venture capital fund ...

Key demographic trends open new doors for advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
The world is experiencing rapid change, creating a market driven even more by fear, so planners must work harder to understand their client's motivations and attitudes. This is the key takeout from Andrew Inwood's presentation at the 2016 FPA Congress ...

CFSGAM reveals succession plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has announced the succession plan for the role of head of Australian equities growth. Current deputy head of Australian equities growth Dushko Bajic will become head of Australian equities growth ...

New CEO for Port of Melbourne

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
The Lonsdale Consortium has appointed a new chief executive officer of Port of Melbourne. Effective from financial close of the 50 year lease transaction with the Victorian Government (expected to be 31 October), Brendan Bourke will take on the role. ...