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Stone and Chalk lends voice to start-ups by women

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
It may be the week before the Easter break but it's business as usual at fintech hub Stone & Chalk with last Tuesday's networking pow-wow packed to the rafters. The inaugural 'Power Women in Fintech' panel discussion was held at the Sydney headquarters ...

Coles sheds life insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
Supermarket giant Coles quietly exited the life insurance industry less than three years after launching a directly distributed offer. As of 1 January 2017, Coles Life Insurance policy holders became customers of MetLife - the insurer whose MetLife ...

CBA executive recognised for mentee commitment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
A Commonwealth Bank executive was recognised for her unwavering commitment to improving the lives of Australia's most marginalised teenage girls at the Financial Executive Women 2017 Leadership Conference in Sydney yesterday. CommInsure head of business ...

Industry model costing good advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
The proposed industry funding model to help ASIC regulate poor advisers is at the cost of those behaving professionally and ethically, according to the Association of Financial Advisers. The ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy Bill, which details an ...

Advice dealer group expands network

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
A financial advice dealer group is continuing its growth strategy with the addition of a Melbourne-based practice to its national network. Joining under the Elders Financial Planning banner is Saltbush Financial Services. It is headed by financial planner ...

Legg Mason appoints Sydney head from UBS

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
As part of its Australian expansion, Legg Mason appointed the head of its newly opened Sydney office and its national key account manager. Matt Stovold joins Legg Mason's new Sydney team from UBS Wealth Management, where he was a managing director. ...

AMP Capital CIO departs in leadership reshuffle

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
AMP Capital's chief investment officer for global equities and fixed income will leave the business as part of a leadership restructure. Mark Beardow joined AMP Capital in 1998 as a credit analyst before moving onto head of credit markets, head of fixed ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
Financial markets don't track the ADP private payrolls report as closely as they do the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) employment report but if ADP's estimate for February is any guide, the official US non-farm payrolls report (due out at the end ...

2017 to usher in stock-picker renaissance

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
Janus Capital head of research Carmel Wellso believes the art of stock-picking is coming back in vogue as investors turn away from yield in pursuit of growth. Speaking to Financial Standard in Sydney, Wellso said that bottom-up active management had ...

Advice group driving fintech efficiencies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
Elders Financial Planning will work with a well-known fintech to further develop digital solutions for its adviser network. Elders is collaborating with SuiteBox to create a unique dealer group offering, delivering the latest digital developments and ...