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AMP kept unsuspecting clients in the dark: RC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... early as March 2017 the husband and wife suffered inappropriate advice at the hands of the adviser it identified as "high risk" and slapped with the worst possible rating. It has yet to investigate the matter or contact the unsuspecting couple. The Commission ...

Climate change a real risk for investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... shows numerous ASX100 companies are failing to improve their climate risk disclosure requirements. It identified 73 "high risk" companies and found less than half see climate change as a material business risk. Less than two-thirds acknowledged the Paris ...

CBA advice compensation bill balloons

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... by ASIC to assess the adequacy of CBA's 2012 review of potentially high-risk advisers and found 16 were potentially high risk. KordaMentha said it was satisfied with the processes CBA used to select samples and review the appropriateness of advice given ...

ASIC accepts EU from Brisbane adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... meet specific thresholds relating to lapsed policies. ASIC analyses these reports and other data to identify a group of high risk advisers. The resulting 'high risk list' is not in itself an assessment of poor quality advice, ASIC said, rather enables ...

HSBC cops historic fine for Lehman-linked failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... expected of them, SFC chief executive officer, Ashley Alder said. This coupled with flawed practices and intrinsically high risk products magnified the risk and occurrence of significant losses for customers, he added. "The message should be clear: our ...

Hastings names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... and knows that real return assets - led by infrastructure - play an important role in diversification, risk reduction, high risk-adjusted returns and long-term asset liability matching," Scullin said. Winder was appointed to the Hastings board in July ...

First Super halts private equity investments

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... modern award," he added. "Businesses based on unsustainable labour costs or challengeable industrial arrangements pose a high risk of a permanent adverse movement in labour costs, potentially impacting on returns. Furthermore, where employees are denied ...

Coles sheds life insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... double as much as the average group insurance available via superannuation, when contrasted against the 2015 super fund High Risk group insurance benchmarks. The price increased three-fold for low risk members and four-fold for non-Fly Buys members. ...

Bonds aiding not-for-profit investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... large amounts of cash needed to fund ongoing commitments but are not making the most of it, and in some cases, adopting high risk strategies to help generate better returns," Simpson said. NFPs traditionally invest via predictable term deposits to manage ...

ASIC bans Sydney adviser

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... to attract a higher rate of interest. The regulator found that the products were actually unsecured and represented a high risk investment, and that - partly as a result of Keegan's actions - client funds were used improperly, even to pay Protect Ensure's ...

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Praemium's new leadership toughens earnings yardstick

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Praemium's new leadership will be keeping a close eye on costs, with new chief executive Denis Orrock noting he will make sure the technology upgrade underway translates into stronger earnings and better returns for shareholders.

Australian Ethical FUM drops by $70m

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Australian Ethical saw a net outflow of $100 million in its investment business in the first quarter of the financial year.

Perennial expands wholesale offer for pre-IPOs

MATTHEW WAI
Perennial Partners is launching a new strategy for wholesale investors to capitalise on global pre-IPO opportunities, requiring a minimum investment of $100,000.

Macquarie wealth investment chief to depart

MATTHEW WAI
Macquarie chief investment officer for wealth will take on a new role at a New Zealand-based investment management firm after serving in the position for close to three years.

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