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Centric Wealth appoints QLD operations manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
Celia Carroll has been appointed manager of Centric Wealth's Queensland group.

First Super appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
Julie George has been appointed to the First Super board as an employer representative director.

Succession planning major issue for advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
A significant amount of financial advice practices have no effective succession plan in place, according to the Rubik Wealth/Business Health Future Ready VI report.

BMR integrates Xero SMSF practice management software

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
BMR Corporate Solutions has successfully integrated Xero's Practice Manager software for SMSF administration.

ASIC chair discloses travel expenses

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
ASIC chair Greg Medcraft has revealed a $45,000 travel expense budget in the six months to December 2014.

Baby boomers should be wary of generic advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
The average baby boomer's financial plan is too generic and risky due to overexposure to growth assets, a Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) study has found.

Westpac appoints NZ chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
David McLean has been appointed chief executive of Westpac New Zealand.

Nikko appoints four international sales executives

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
Nikko Asset Management (Nikko AM) has appointed four senior executives to new positions in its institutional sales and marketing team.

CBA is top banking brand for 2014

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is the country's highest-value banking brand for 2014, according to the Brand Finance Banking 500 study.

New Westpac chief executive scraps previous position

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
In his first day as Westpac chief executive, Brian Hartzer has restructured the company's Australian Financial Services division.