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Challenger chief becomes FSC deputy chair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
Challenger chief executive Brian Benari has taken on a role on the board of the Financial Services Council. Benari will become the FSC's co-deputy chair, alongside BT Financial Group chief executive Brad Cooper. Benari said: "I'm pleased to take on ...

Placer Property launches new fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
Specialist manager Placer Property is launching its third retail property fund and has appointed two new directors. The 333 Exhibition Street Property Fund is investing a commercial office building in Melbourne which is leased to the University of Melbourne. ...

Chief economist update: Home cooling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures showing that the annual growth rate in Australian residential property prices continued to ease in the December 2017 quarter. The "weighted average of eight capital cities" residential property ...

Wealth firm appoints chief financial officer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
The financial services group formerly known as Austock is in the final stages of its rebrand, welcoming a new chief financial officer and formalising its new ASX code and website. Generation Development Group, the parent firm of Generation Life (formerly ...

Financial advice under the Royal Commission spotlight next month

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
The Royal Commission will set its sights on the financial advice industry in April, with the first hearing taking place on the 16th. The first round of public hearings commenced today and focused on consumer lending practices regarding credit products ...

Cooper Investors grows retail presence

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
Two Cooper Investors global equities funds, managing about $185 million, will now be available on Macquarie Wrap. The Melbourne-based boutique investment manager is hoping to hit $1 billion in assets under management across the two funds in the next ...

FOS submission points finger at advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
Financial advisers account for more than one-third of all serious misconduct issues identified by the Financial Ombudsman Service since early 2012. In a submission to the Royal Commission, FOS attributed 39% of serious misconduct identified in the last ...

Complaints authority welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
The Federal Government has appointed a former politician to chair the new one-stop-shop financial complaints body. Helen Coonan, who was a long-serving Federal senator and cabinet minister, is the chair of the newly legislated Australian Financial Complaints ...

Chief economist update: Australia low on credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
Those still expecting the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to raise the official cash rate - even at least once this year - may have to re-think their call. For sure, economic dynamics may change sometime down the road but given the current slowing trend ...

IOOF corporate development GM joins Australian Ethical

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... Tullett Prebon. He has held other roles at Global Portfolio Management and KPMG. Rob Plow will become Australian Ethical's new COO. He was previously head of strategy and execution, having previously held senior roles at KPMG, MLC, NAB and UBank.