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Wealth division overhauled in latest NAB restructure

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
Three members of NAB's executive leadership team will leave the company following an extensive organisational restructure which sees wealth management and personal banking brought under the same division. Group executive personal banking Gavin Slater ...

Regulator issues new risk management guidance

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
Responsible entities of managed funds are receiving further guidance around risk management as ASIC aims to ensure adaptability in changing market conditions. Yesterday ASIC released a consultation paper on the proposed regulatory guidance and said ...

Focus on older men will kill financial planning

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
The over-representation of over-50 men in financial advice spells doom for the industry, according to Affinia head Marcus O'Sullivan. Commenting on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, O'Sullivan said the severe lack of diversity in ...

Treasurer ignored credit warnings: Bowen

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said Treasurer Scott Morrison ignored his warnings that Australia was in danger of losing its AAA credit rating. At the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Bowen said that the Coalition has repeatedly ignored warnings ...

New income fund launches

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
A global asset manager is launching its second multi-strategy fund in Australia with the intention of delivering annual income of 4% above the RBA cash rate. Aligning with the idea that investors want their money to work hard and be protected in all ...

Swedish pension giant commits to total decarbonisation

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
One of Sweden's largest pension funds has made the biggest single commitment to low carbon investing by an institutional investor. In order to reduce its exposure to climate risk, The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, known as AP4, has allocated ...

Equip CIO departs following restructure

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
The chief investment officer of industry super fund, Equip, will leave the company following a restructure of the investment team. The fund's acting chief executive Nick Vamvakas thanked the departing Michael Strachan for his stewardship of the team ...

Magellan launches third ASX-quoted active fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
Magellan Financial Group is launching an ASX-quoted version of its top-performing listed infrastructure fund. The Magellan Infrastructure Fund (Currency Hedged) is expected to commence trading on the ASX with the code MICH on 22 July 2016. The new exchange-quoted ...

Evans and Partners expands investment team

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
Evans and Partners has appointed a senior research analyst and research analyst to their international equities team. Joining established team members Stephen Arnold and Nick Cregan, James Hannam joins as a senior research analyst and Will Dowd as a ...

Industry innovation is not coming from within: Sharp

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
InPayTech executive chairman and financial services stalwart Don Sharp is calling out regulatory challenges faced by Australian fintechs and is encouraging the federal government to take a long-term view on disruptive industry legislation. The comments ...