ipac rounds out leadership team with new appointment

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ipac has appointed Matthew Fogarty to a new role as Head of Advice and Business Optimisation, marking the final appointment to the ipac leadership team. Mr Fogarty has over 20... Read more continue reading

Bank launches largest scholarship program yet

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Studying his VCE in the rural Victorian town of Horsham in 2012, Saif Kahn’s dreams of becoming a diplomat in Central Asia were literally a world away. Living without his parents, and... Read more continue reading

Grant Samuel expands as business demand doubles

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Grant Samuel Funds Management has opened a representative office in Brisbane, and made a new appointment in Sydney, following a doubling in business demand over the past 12 months, says... Read more continue reading

Your Best Interests: Advice reality TV series piques consumer interest

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Your Best Interests (YBI), a joint initiative of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and evolution media group (emg), has received outstanding support from the Australian public and the financial... Read more continue reading

David Storm joins OneVue management team

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David Storm has been appointed to the newly created role of OneVue head of platform strategy, sales and service. Storm joins OneVue from IOOF where he was head of distribution for... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 29 November

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Key events of the past week and implications The past week saw global shares continue their upward drift helped by mostly good economic data, good news regarding Iran and more... Read more continue reading

Green property pioneer retires after 30-year career

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Leader in sustainable property passes baton to fellow team member Local Government Super (LGS) today announced the retirement of its Property Portfolio Manager, Brian Churchill. Mr Churchill will enjoy the... Read more continue reading

FSC commends discussion on default superannuation and governance

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The government’s move to examine the issue of competition in default superannuation system under modern awards has been commended by the Financial Services Council. This follows the release of a... Read more continue reading

SMSFs notch solid asset growth in first quarter

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The self managed superannuation sector showed solid asset growth in the three months to 30 September 2013, according to the latest statistics from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). SMSF... Read more continue reading

Customer loyalty survey sees super funds increase member engagement

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Results from the 2013 Net Promoter Score Survey, developed as a joint initiative of the Fund Executives Association (FEAL), Customer Service Benchmarking Australia (CSBA) and Melbourne Business School (MBS) were... Read more continue reading