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VFMC chief risk officer to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
VFMC has confirmed its chief risk officer is set to exit later this month, appointing a former Vanguard executive to the role on an interim basis. In a statement to Financial Standard, VFMC chief executive Lisa Gray has confirmed Bryony Hayes will depart ...

RBA crushes hopes of Libra launch

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia will not allow tech giant Facebook to launch its cryptocurrency Libra in Australia until all risks and regulatory requirements have been mitigated. And even if these regulatory requirements were met there wouldn't be ...

First Sentier hires AMP Capital portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
First Sentier has added an AMP Capital portfolio manager to its multi-asset team as an existing senior portfolio manager moves to the co-head role. Heath Palos joined First Sentier's multi-asset solutions team on Monday. In his most recent role ...

Geared super funds hit jackpot

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
Latest research shows that geared super funds enjoyed a stellar 2019 thanks to a bull run in financial markets. According to new Rainmaker research, the top 10 geared retirement and superannuation funds achieved returns in excess of 50% in the 12 months ...

Sunsuper welcomes new board directors

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
A superannuation sector veteran has been appointed to the board of Sunsuper, helping lift female representation on the board to 40%. Cate Wood has joined the Sunsuper board, bringing with her more than 20 years in leadership roles in profit-for-member ...

Faith-based super fund increases fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
The faith-based superannuation fund for Muslims has announced an increase to its administration fee. Crescent Wealth Superannuation Fund upped its administration fee from 0.69% per annum to 0.89% per annum. The changes come after the promoter of the ...

2020: Year of the fragile economy

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
The global economy is toeing a fine line between economic growth and recession, with a number of threats poised to disrupt the already tepid global rally. That's according to the latest report from the World Bank on the global economic outlook for 2020 ...

Chief economist update: The rise and fall of oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
Crude oil prices rose in the early months of the New Year on the escalation of tensions between the US and Iran after an American drone strike in Iraq on January 3 that killed Qassem Soleimani -- the head of Iran's elite Quds military force. The ...

Industry veteran set to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
An industry veteran is gearing up to launch a new fund next week, focusing on Australian equities. Julia Lee, founder and chief investment officer of Burman Invest, left her role at Bell Direct after 11 years at the end of 2019 to launch her new business ...

Advice group partners with new platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
An ASX-listed platform provider has won a mandate from a Melbourne-based private wealth management firm. Wattle Partners Private Wealth Managers has selected Powerwrap to provide its clients with platform administration and reporting services as well ...