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Financial scams smash Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
Latest research from KPMG shows financial scams are hitting Australia harder than both the US and UK. The consulting giant's inaugural Global Banking Fraud survey found Australia suffered a disproportionately high volume of financial scam attempts in ...

Super smashes best-performing salaries list

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
The superannuation industry recorded the highest salary boost of nearly 50% over the last eight years, job search engine website SEEK shows. Superannuation industry employees earned $98,796 on an annual, full-time basis on average, according to SEEK's ...

Nikko AM names new distribution head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
Nikko Asset Management has looked within to find its new head of distribution for Australia. The $11 billion asset manager has promoted current head of wholesale sales Rob Bluzmanis to head of distribution for Australia, effective immediately. Bluzmanis ...

OnePath awards $210m in mandates

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
OnePath awarded about $210 million in two separate mandates that were previously managed by UBS Asset Management. In December, UBS AM said it was transferring some of its investment management functions to external managers under new partnerships. Melbourne-based ...

Super fund amends constitution

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
An $11 billion superannuation fund amended its constitution to increase the influence of independent voices on its board following an APRA probe. Late last week Local Government Super revealed it had been in "ongoing engagement" with the prudential ...

Frontier adds consultant from WTW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
Frontier Advisors has appointed a new director of sector research from Willis Towers Watson. Paul Newfield steps into the lead role after eight years as a senior investment consultant at Willis Towers Watson. Prior to that posting, Newfield was with ...

Chief economist update: Fed plans for Trump contingency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
The Fed's decision to maintain current policy settings at the conclusion of last night's FOMC meeting doesn't make for much except for self-congratulations and back-patting. What matters more is the forward guidance implicit in the FOMC ...

Pension giant cuts tobacco

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
A pension giant is offloading $73 million worth of investments in tobacco companies as its chief investment officer sees no future benefits for its members in the industry. The UK's National Employment Saving Trust has set a two-year deadline for ridding ...

FPA, AFA partner on life insurance

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
The key financial advice associations have teamed up for a life insurance taskforce as the industry inches towards ASIC's review of the life insurance framework slated for 2021. The Financial Planning Association of Australia and the Association ...

Approved diplomas, bridging courses confirmed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority announced the first raft of current and historical graduate diplomas and bridging courses to be approved by the body. The diplomas and bridging courses approved, from select higher education providers ...