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STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
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FSC finalises life insurance APL guidelines

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
The Financial Services Council finalised the standard for life insurance approved product lists. From 1 July 2018, Australian financial service licencees who are members of the FSC will be required to include three or more life insurers on their APL. ...

Australian Unity chair joins NAB

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
NAB is welcoming a new a member to the board of its superannuation fund trustee NULIS Nominees. Australian Unity chair Peter Promnitz has been appointed as a non-executive director, joining the board responsible for the MLC Super Fund and products such ...

Industry names team up for cryptocurrency fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
An Australian hedge fund veteran and former ANZ executive have partnered to launch a new active cryptocurrency fund. The EKT Active Fund has been launched by Triple A Partners' Damien Hatfield and former ANZ head of global markets Steve Bellotti. The ...

Former Challenger executive joins HUB24

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
HUB24 appointed a former Challenger executive to its board of directors. Paul Rogan joins as a non-executive director, replacing Vaughan Webber who will retire as a non-executive director and chair of the platform's Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee. ...

ASIC takes further action against MyPlanner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
Following on from ASIC's recent action against privately-owned MyPlanner, one of the dealer group's advisers has now agreed to refrain from providing financial services. The regulator has accepted an enforceable undertaking from James Fraser as a result ...

MyPlanner enters ASIC radar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
Privately-owned dealer group MyPlanner has negotiated additional conditions on its AFSL after it was found to be providing poor financial advice and failing to adequately supervise its representatives. ASIC surveillance found there were MyPlanner advisers ...

Advisers call for exam, standards clarity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
Advisers are calling for much needed clarity around the new education standards, the code of ethics and what the formidable exam entails. The Financial Planning Association's head of policy and government relations, Ben Marshan, said several areas of ...

Leading asset consultant makes specialist hire from NAB

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
One of Australia's largest asset consultants has named a new specialist hire. Nam Tran joins Frontier Advisors as specialist consultant from NAB, where he held multiple roles, most recently as associate director, institutional banking. Prior to that ...

Global manager receives makeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
One of the world's largest asset managers is rebranding, changing its name and launching a new platform and research division. Natixis Global Asset Management has changed its name to Natixis Investment Managers in greater acknowledgement of its multi-affiliate ...