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Digital fact-find gains momentum

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
A new digital fact-finding solution, which is saving financial advisers nearly six hours per client, has snapped up partnerships with Centrepoint Alliance and other mid-tier licensees. Advice Revolution, founded by former advisers Adrian Patty and Shaun ...

CIMIC in $1.8b writedown

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... saying the decision to exit the Middle East market came after completing an extensive strategic review of its 45% interest in BIC Contracting (BICC). "After thorough evaluation of all available options, CIMIC has decided to exit the region and to focus ...

Macquarie boards add new CEO and Westpac veteran

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
Macquarie has added a former Westpac deputy chief executive to its boards, just as it announces the formal board appointments of incoming chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake that was flagged at its July annual general meeting. Philip Coffey is now ...

Gail Kelly takes on Cuffe board role

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
Former Westpac chief executive Gail Kelly has joined the board of an organisation established by Chris Cuffe. Cuffe welcomed Kelly to the board of Australian Philanthropic Services, the not-for-profit he founded in 2012 which established and administers ...

Westpac deputy chief executive retires

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
Westpac deputy chief executive Phil Coffey is retiring after spending more than 20 years at the bank. Coffey was appointed deputy chief executive in April 2014 and prior to that served as chief financial officer for eight years, and was the group executive ...

Decimal secures funding from $72bn consortium

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
A $72 billion consortium of superannuation fund investors made a major investment in Decimal Software. The ASX-listed digital advice provider announced today that IFM Investors has taken a 6.5% stake in the company following a $2.29 million capital ...

Westpac provides head start to wealth management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
Two-thirds of Australian parents worry about how financially astute their children will be by the time they graduate high school and Westpac is offering a $200 head start. As part of its 200th anniversary celebrations, the bank has developed the 'Bump' ...

Digital advice as commonplace as internet banking

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Once big institutions come around to the benefits of digital member engagement, digital advice services will become as reliable and ubiquitous as internet banking is now, according to Decimal founder and executive director, strategy and innovation Jan ...

The power of saying no to difficult advice clients

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
Sometimes you need to refuse certain clients to grow your business. This was the message given by Multiforte director and 2014 Association of Financial Advisers Female Excellence in Advice award winner Kate McCallum. Speaking at the Association of Financial ...

No Westpac leadership changes after Gail Kelly departure

LAURA MILLAN, ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
Westpac chief executive of Australian financial services Brian Hartzer has ruled out any sweeping changes to the bank's leadership team when he takes over as top chief executiveA from Gail Kelly on 1 February 2015. At a press conference in Sydney today ...
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