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Infocus appoints new director

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016

Infocus Wealth Management has appointed a new non-executive director and chair-elect. Roy McKelvie is currently chair of Encompass Corporation, Condor Energy Services and the investment board of AMB Capital Partners. He is also a non-executive director ...

Westpac COO departs, management restructures

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016

Westpac will reshuffle its executive team following the departure of its chief operating officer who is set to retire from the company. John Arthur joined Westpac in 2008 as group executive, counsel and secretariat. He became chief operating officer ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016

FTA with Indonesia gets closer Australia's trade minister, Steve Ciobo, is in Jakarta this week holding talks with Indonesian Minister for Trade, Enggartiasto Lukita, trying to negotiate details of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership ...

ASIC needs to focus on prevention, not cure

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016

ASIC needs to work directly with the advice industry and develop more proactive regulation, according to Affinia chair Steve Helmich. Speaking on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Helmich said that ASIC's role is to ensure favourable ...

Standard Life Investments calls for more monetary easing

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016

Standard Life Investments chief economist Jeremy Lawson has called on governments to ease monetary policy further in light of some worrying structural trends which he said were amplified by the result of the UK's referendum on EU membership. Lawson ...

Tasplan and RBF merger confirmed

KERRIE SYDEE | WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016

The Tasplan and RBF Tasmanian Accumulation Scheme successor fund transfer will go ahead following support from the Tasmanian government. Tasplan currently manages $3.4 billion on behalf of 106,000 active members, with the merger and transfer of RBF ...

FSC names new chair

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016

Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane has named the organisation's new chair. Speaking at the FSC Leaders Summit 2016 in Melbourne, Loane said that outgoing chair Greg Cooper would be replaced by Perpetual chief executive Geoff Lloyd. ...

Collaboration key to surviving change

KERRIE SYDEE | TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016

Shared knowledge, experimentation and collaboration will be critical for financial advice practices looking to survive the rapidly changing industry, according to Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox. Speaking at the Sydney ...

ASFA backs super boost pledge

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016

Several superannuation industry heavyweights are throwing support behind an ASFA and Money magazine initiative aiming to better connect Australians with their super. Eight super funds are joining the Super Booster Day initiative that encourages Australians ...

ASIC finalises IOOF inquiry

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016

ASIC has concluded its inquiry into allegations of insider trading and governance breaches made against IOOF. In the case of insider trading, where an IOOF employee was alleged to have traded in securities prior to the release of IOOF's research report ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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