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Super 2.0 must deliver retirement certainty: FSC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
The Financial Services Council has urged both sides of government to work together to ensure the superannuation system is fit for purpose for the next generation. Speaking at the FSC BT political breakfast held in Sydney, FSC chief executive Sally Loane ...

Former ANZ exec joins Fortnum

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
Fortnum Financial Group has appointed former ANZ Wealth managing director of advice and open market channels Neil Younger as its managing director. Younger joins as the group readies itself for a significant expansion program. He will work closely with ...

AustralianSuper enhances fund transparency

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... or where members may be detrimentally affected by doing so. "The project took more than two years to come to life, and we hope it will become commonplace in the industry." It is understood that AustralianSuper worked closely with custodian J.P. Morgan ...

The president is a Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Donald Trump - the "misogynist", the "sexual predator", the "racist", the "lying cheat", the "clown", the "narcissist", "the most hated man in America" is now President-elect of America. No one, or so it seems, like him. Not the media - mainstream and ...

Trump and Brexit comes back to haunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... status quo (whatever that might be) unlike the unpredictable Trump. Have I already told you that markets hate uncertainty? The hope is that all these will be behind us next week after the victor or victoria of the 8 November US Presidential elections ...

Aussie fund manager London bound

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... high level of interest in its approach from the UK investment industry. "We've spoken with more than 80 teams so far and hope to establish two or three partnerships in the first half of 2017. We hope our expansion into the market will help boost the ...

IRESS appoints retirement incomes chair

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
IRESS has appointed a new retirement incomes chair. David Orford takes on the role having been chair of Financial Synergy, whose acquisition by IRESS was completed on October 31. Orford founded Financial Synergy in 1976, having previously been an actuary ...

Impact investing delivers wide reaching returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
Impact investments are not only positively impacting the lives of tens of thousands of people but are also delivering strong returns to investors, according to a new report from Impact Investing Australia. The first data-set of Australian impact investments ...

ASIC collaborates with Kenya on innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... that has seen significant fintech innovation growth. Innovation in financial services isn't confined by national borders. We hope this agreement will help to break down barriers to entry both here and in Kenya," Medcraft said. According to Medcraft ...

AZ NGA subsidiary makes first acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
AZ NGA subsidiary Logiro has acquired a Queensland advice practice. The advisory firm, which partnered with AZ NGA three months ago, has nearly doubled its size with the purchase of Aspire Strategic Retirement Specialists (Aspire). Aspire services more ...