Appointment of future Independent Non-Executive Directors

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Acenda and Resolution Life Australasia welcomes the appointment of Ms Catherine Dubé, Mr David Stephen, Ms Melissa Babbage and Ms Rosheen Garnon as future Independent Non-Executive Directors of the Acenda

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Ironbark and Invest Blue merger to create diversified financial services powerhouse

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Investment solutions provider Ironbark Asset Management (‘Ironbark’) and national financial advice firm Invest Blue have announced plans to merge and create one of Australia’s largest diversified financial services businesses. Upon

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Invest Blue and Lumiant partner to develop digital advice platform

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National financial advice firm, Invest Blue has entered a strategic partnership with advice and client engagement platform Lumiant to build a cloud-based platform that boosts client engagement, satisfaction and well-being.

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AZ NGA & Invest Blue join with Virtual Business Partners to grow Australia’s leading provider of advice solutions

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Professional services utility, AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA), and national financial advisory business, Invest Blue, have joined forces to co-invest in Australian-owned, Philippines-based paraplanning and back-office solutions provider, Virtual

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Cornerstone portfolios for Invest Blue practices launched on BT Panorama

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Invest Blue has partnered with BT, in conjunction with Ironbark and Russell Investment Management, to develop a managed account solution for the advice firm’s 4000-strong client base. The new suite

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New MyNorth partnered managed portfolios

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Leading advice practice Invest Blue and Russell Investments have partnered to develop Cornerstone Managed Portfolios, delivered through MyNorth, AMP’s flagship wrap platform. Cornerstone Managed Portfolios respond to increasing adviser and investor preference for

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Westpac executive changes

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Westpac has announced that David Lindberg, Chief Executive, Consumer and Craig Bright, Chief Information Officer, are leaving Westpac to take up new roles overseas. An international search has commenced for

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Victoria Weeks named as new president of FINSIA

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FINSIA, the leading Australasian financial services industry-wide body, has elected the professional non-executive director who has more than 25 years experience as a senior executive in the financial services sector

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Westpac receives APRA response to its Culture, Governance and Accountability self-assessment process

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Westpac Group yesterday received APRA’s response to its Culture, Governance and Accountability (CGA) self-assessment process. In its response, APRA has decided to apply an additional $500 million to Westpac’s operational

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