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Chief economist update: AUD misdirection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
Early New Year predictions the Australian dollar would depreciate by the end of 2019 have been given a boost by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) 'World Economic Outlook, April' report where it shaved its world GDP growth forecast ...

Australian fund caught in email scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
The board of a $5 billion Australian government fund, run by several former investment bankers, has been admonished for using non-official email accounts to conduct business with political and commercial sensitivities. The Auditor General said some ...

New SMSF admin platform launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
A new one-stop-shop SMSF solution that aims to help financial advisers keep on top of administrative and regulatory burdens has launched. Practical Systems Super meets the needs of small accounting and advice firms by providing services such as fund ...

APRA receives new super powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
The prudential regulator's powers have been bolstered thanks to new laws that will enable it to take tougher action on trustees and underperforming funds. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation ...

AMP overhauls wealth leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
AMP has announced five new appointments to its wealth management leadership team. Dedicated to providing better experiences and outcomes for clients, AMP has built out the executive team charged with overseeing its troubled wealth management business. ...

Australia, New Zealand leaders in responsible investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... sustainable investing assets quadrupled from 2016 to 2018. Australian responsible investment assets under management reached AUD$866 billion at the end of 2017. There are several different strategies for responsible investment. The largest in the world ...

Channel Capital signs on new partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... Malloy and Thomas Allarum who have a 19-person team. The returns since 2012 inception are 14.43% per annum after fees and in AUD as compared to MSCI Emerging Markets Index Net of 9.56% per annum. "We believe the fundamental dynamics of emerging markets ...

New board directors at Future Generation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
The $480 million LIC founded by Geoff Wilson that donates a portion of its net assets to charity every year has added two new board directors. Deloitte Partner Stephanie Lai and UBS managing director and head of marketing and corporate communications ...

AMP board member retires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
AMP has announced the retirement of a board member ahead of its annual general meeting. Geoff Roberts will retire from the AMP board at the conclusion of the AGM on May 2. Roberts has served on the board since July 2016 and has been chair of the audit ...

EQT hires risk and superannuation strategy lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
Equity Trustees hired a former APRA manager to the newly created role of head of risk and superannuation strategy. Justin Watts joins EQT's growing Superannuation Trustee Office (STO). Watts worked across a range of areas including superannuation, insurance ...