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Aussie asset consultant appoints new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
One of Australia's largest asset consultants will welcome a new chief executive in May following the departure of its current leader at the end of March. Frontier Advisors appointed Andrew Polson as its new chief executive, replacing Damian Moloney ...

AMP appoints director for $130 billion business

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
AMP has dipped into its internal talent pool to find a replacement for Vicki Doyle who left in December as director superannuation, retirement and investments - a role that is responsible for AMP's $130 billion super and platform business. The bank ...

Chief economist update: Dot tales

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
And so it has come to pass. The US Federal Reserve did what was widely expected of it - it raised the fed funds rate target by 25 basis points to 1.5%-1.75% following its 20-21 March FOMC meeting. One sentence in the FOMC statement provides the underlying ...

Former Provident Capital MD still banned but allowed procedural fairness

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
The Federal Court has upheld ASIC's five-year disqualification of the former managing director at Provident Capital but found the Administrative Appeals Tribunal denied the MD procedural fairness in its hearing. ASIC explained that on 20 February 2015 ...

ABDO unveils top investment strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
Absolute returns, value and global diversification are key thematics that must underscore clients' portfolios in a post-GFC world, according to investment experts speaking at this year's Financial Standard Advisers Big Day Out. Held at the Four Seasons ...

Aussie attitudes toward retirement shifting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
The number of superannuants making additional contributions to superannuation is declining as the age at which people intend to retire increases. According to recent Roy Morgan studies, more than one in five (20.8%) contributors to superannuation members ...

Pengana drives WHSP finance portfolio up 43pct

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
The performance of Pengana Capital Group, which was created following the Hunter Hall merger last year, drove Washington H. Soul Pattinson's 1H18 portfolio up 43.3%. Pengana delivered a $1.9 million contribution to WHSP's net profit during the period. ...

Aussies turn to online trading in droves

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
The number of retail online investors in Australia is the highest it's been since the GFC, the latest insight from Investment Trends shows. According to a new report, 645,000 Australians placed at least one share trade last year, compared to just 640,000 ...

SMSFs continue to break with tradition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
Investment in Australia's top 20 stocks by the self-managed superannuation sector is growing as lower returns see investors turning their back on traditional SMSF portfolio darlings. According to the latest CommSec SMSF Trading Trends Report, SMSFs ...

Industry fund adds chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
An $8.8 billion industry superannuation fund has reintroduced a chief investment capability to its executive lineup, promoting from within to fill the role. Senior investment manager Ben Squires has been promoted to chief investment officer at NGS Super ...