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AFA to launch investigation into adviser misconduct

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers has confirmed it will launch its own investigation into why three of its members entered into enforceable undertakings with ASIC in as many days. While AFA chief executive Phil Kewin said he would not discuss the ...

Spring FG exec transfers to risk advisory firm as part of new partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
Spring Financial Group's head of risk services will transfer over to a specialist risk advisory firm as part of a new exclusive partnership. Rael Kwasnik will join Fairbridge Financial Services so as to expedite the process of migrating Spring FG clients ...

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. ...

FS has you covered in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... segment of the platform market - will fundamentally change the role of financial advisers, Rainmaker Group director of research Alex Dunnin said. AFA National Adviser Conference The Association of Financial Advisers' 2017 National Adviser Conference ...

Alternatives manager acquired by listed startup incubator

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
An investment manager specialising in alternatives strategies for family offices and sophisticated investors was acquired by a listed startup incubator. Yonder and Beyond (YNB), which launched in 2014 and provides support services to startup businesses ...

Blue Sky scores major pension fund mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has entered into an agreement with one of Canada's largest pension investment managers, which oversees about $140 billion in assets. Blue Sky explained that subject to regulatory approval by the Foreign Investment Review ...

ANZ attempts sale to Chinese conglomerate, blocked by NZ regulator

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
ANZ's attempted sale of a subsidiary business to a Chinese firm has been blocked by New Zealand's Overseas Investment Office. HNA Group has been in talks to purchase UDC Finance, an asset financing firm acquired by ANZ Bank New Zealand in 1980. ANZ ...

Perpetual wins new active ETF mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
Perpetual Corporate Trust has been appointed responsible entity for a new exchange-traded managed fund. Montgomery Global Investment Management launched the Montgomery Global Equities Fund (MOGL) on the ASX after raising over $54 million, largely from ...

Cromwell appoints chief capital officer

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
Cromwell Property Group has appointed a new chief capital officer. Simon Garing joins Cromwell from Bank of America Merrill Lynch Hong Kong, where he was deputy director of research - Asia-Pacific. Prior to that, he was head of real estate research ...

Global private markets manager partners with listed property investor

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
A global private markets investment manager with over $80 billion in assets under management is partnering with an ASX-listed property group. Partners Group and Propertylink heralded their new partnership with the $150 million acquisition of 73 Miller ...