Managed Accounts now available on FirstWrap

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Colonial First State (CFS) has announced that Managed Accounts are now available on the FirstWrap platform. Peter Chun, General Manager Distribution, Colonial First State said: “We are pleased to be... Read more continue reading

Share market volatility – Trump and trade war risks

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Key points Worries about the Fed, trade wars (the risk of which has been significantly exaggerated) and President Trump generally have increased the risk around the global outlook but are... Read more continue reading

Standing still is not an option for brokers determined to be successful practitioners in the future

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Making sure the finance and mortgage broking industry continues to play its important role in the financial services sector is a crucial imperative for the long-term financial wellbeing of Australian... Read more continue reading

AMP announces CEO to retire at end 2018

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The AMP Board has announced Chief Executive Officer Craig Meller has confirmed his intention to retire around the end of 2018 and the Board will commence a search for his... Read more continue reading

Global macroeconomic update on the week ahead – week beginning 26 March

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Summary It has been another volatile week for equity markets, with many indices down 4%. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised its policy rate band by 25bp as expected,... Read more continue reading

Powerwrap attracts top industry skills with new management appointments

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 Powerwrap Limited has announced the appointment of several industry leaders to significantly boost its executive team. Wes Gillett has been appointed as Head of Sales, James Edmonds as Chief Operating... Read more continue reading

Milliman announces appointment of Andrew Whelan as Director, Adviser Services

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Global actuarial firm Milliman has announced the appointment of Andrew Whelan to the position of Director, Adviser Services. In this newly created role Mr Whelan will spearhead the development and... Read more continue reading

OneVue sells SMSF administration service

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Following the recent announcement of the acquisition of KPMG’s superannuation member administration business OneVue has announced the sale of its SMSF administration business to SuperConcepts. As previewed at this year’s... Read more continue reading

Optimum Pensions plans for its own future adding retirement industry experts to the team

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Sustainable retirement incomes specialist, Optimum Pensions has announced the recruitment of several retirement industry experts to its team. “The goal for Optimum Pensions is to educate the retirement industry about... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 23 March, 2018

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets fell again over the last week not helped initially by tech stocks (partly due to a privacy breach at... Read more continue reading