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Adviser numbers plateau
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Praemium loses $700m due to adviser transitions
Praemium reported total net outfows from its Powerwrap scheme has reached $700 million over the past three quarters.
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Fiona Mann
HEAD OF LISTED EQUITIES AND ESG
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Brighter Super head of listed equities and ESG Fiona Mann was shaped by a childhood steeped in military-like discipline and global nomadism. Andrew McKean writes.
