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BT names distribution lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
BT has named its new head of distribution to fill the role vacated last December. Jason Brown, who has been head of distribution in an acting capacity, officially takes the post. He was previously the head of account management for nearly five years ...

ASIC bans former Gleneagle fund manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
ASIC has banned former Gleneagle fund manager, Gregory Tolpigin, from providing financial services for naked short selling. Tolpigin is also banned from controlling a financial services business or performing any function involved in carrying on a financial ...

Chief distribution officer leaves Praemium

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
After seven years, Martin Morris stepped down from his role of chief distribution officer at Praemium. Morris, who announced his departure on LinkedIn, will serve a precursory three months' gardening leave until mid-August. In a statement, Praemium ...

Betashares previews NZ PIE fund offering

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
New Zealand investors will soon have access to five new PIE funds from Betashares, covering global and Australian equities as well as fixed income. The new products are based on some of the most popular investment methodologies in Betashares' Australian ...

Don't discount Vietnam: Dragon Capital

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
Having dropped by 34% last year, the Vietnam stock market is now seeing very attractive valuations, according to investment manager Dragon Capital. Dragon Capital, which manages the largest and oldest Vietnam-focused fund, Vietnam Enterprise Investments ...

Farewell Michael Harrison

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
A veteran of the Australian financial services sector, Michael Harrison is being remembered as a teacher, mentor, and unrelenting advocate for risk advisers after he passed away on Sunday morning, aged 78. Harrison enjoyed a varied and colourful career. ...

Regulation, funding inhibits digital advice: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
Several key risks are inhibiting digital advice providers from operating with confidence, a new report finds, one of which is the red tape that is preventing them from moving successfully forward. AMP's Digital financial advice market scan, together ...

APRA finalises rules for financial crisis readiness

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
Finalising new prudential standards, APRA is aiming to bolster banks, insurers, and superannuation trustees' resilience against future financial crises. APRA hopes the new standards will equip these financial entities with strategies to counteract threats ...

Vanguard restructures retail unit, creates executive roles

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
Vanguard Australia has overhauled its superannuation and Personal Investor businesses, appointing two executives to newly created roles to help lead the merged retail units. The fund manager will merge the two retail divisions comprising superannuation ...

Finfluencers bridge financial advice gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
One year since ASIC forced finfluencers to obtain a general advice licence or else, finfluencers playing by the rules are reaching financially illiterate and disengaged Australians in a way that traditional advice has failed to. Finfluencers backed ...