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ASIC puts culture top of mind

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... an organisation. Culture requires senior leaders to think carefully about how their actions and behaviours support and advance the firm's desired culture. "At the end of the day, you need to have a culture that your customers can believe in. If your ...

SMSFA hires technical head from MLC

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
The SMSF Association has appointed one of its former directors from MLC to head up its technical team. Peter Hogan is leaving his role as national manager of SMSF advice at MLC Technical to return to the industry body he was a director of between 2004 ...

Time to fear the no "fear gauge"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
Yippee-kay-yay! 'twas a good week for most major equity markets last week, all were blinking the happy bright and happy colour green....and this, just as we're about to see the end days of May - yes, the month when we're advised to sell and go away....and ...

Equities out, alternatives in for pension funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
Large pension funds, including superannuation and sovereign wealth funds, are increasing their exposure to alternatives to preserve or improve return, according to the OECD 2015 Large Pension Funds Survey. The report noted that pension funds in general ...

BTIM hires Challenger exec for new group head role

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... BTIM Australia. At the time, BTIM group chief executive Emilio Gonzalez said: "I look forward to working with my team to advance our next phase of growth. We will continue our investment in talent as the business expands and grows, and in order to pursue ...

Court dismisses ex-AMP planner seeking hold on ASIC ban

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... order, though, the presiding judge - his Honour Justice Bromwich - said that Panganiban would have the opportunity "to advance a case on the relevance of the client files in a forum that is legally and practically best equipped to deal with them in the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
US Richmond Fed manufacturing index The Richmond Fed manufacturing survey, like the Empire State and Philly Fed manufacturing surveys released before it, is considered second-tier and like them, the latest update indicated slowing manufacturing activity ...

One in four willing to switch advisers: EY survey

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Wealth managers in Australia will need to employ more client-centric strategies and make better use of technology if they want to capture a share of the sector's $280 billion (US$200 billion) global revenue opportunity, according to EY's 2016 global ...

CFS launches Millennial-targeted super option

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Colonial First State has introduced a new superannuation investment option targeted at members born from 2000 to 2004. The FirstChoice Lifestage 2000-2004 option has a 90% allocation towards growth assets, which can be tailored as a member advances ...

HESTA investment analyst collects ESG award

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... ESG principles were interwoven in the risk profile of long term investments of member funds. ACSI said the award aims to advance the ESG agenda through development of the next generation of ESG advocates and professionals within the profit-to-member's ...