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Consumers looking for reassurance: MetLife

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... participants claim they have checked their superannuation balance," MetLife said. "This increases if they have a financial advisor: 30% have checked their superannuation balance, and 11% have changed their investment strategy." Chesne Stafford, chief ...

Count Financial bolsters leadership team

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
The former head of compliance and professional standards at IOOF has joined the leadership team of Count Financial. Phil Creswell joins Count Financial as its new head of professional standards from April 14. Creswell previously worked with Countplus ...

No evidence of fear-driven withdrawals so far: Fiducian

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
ASX-listed wealth and advice business Fiducian has assured its shareholders that none of its investors or superannuation members have been disadvantaged so far amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Work is currently ongoing for the acquisition of new financial ...

Times of turmoil create opportunities: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
With global stock markets rallying overnight, the chief executive of an independent financial advisory firm has pointed to key sectors that are benefiting from the spreading COVID-19 pandemic. deVere Group founder and chief executive Nigel Green said ...

Accountant convicted in fee no service scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
A Melbourne-based accountant has been sentenced in the County Court of Victoria after pleading guilty to two charges of making false or misleading statements. The court found Jason Cullen, an accountant employed by an accounting and financial advisory ...

Investment firm nabs former BlackRock fundie

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
A specialist real estate investment manager has appointed a former BlackRock fund manager to its board, in what comes as her directorial debut. Danielle Carter will serve as an independent non-executive director on the boards of both APN Property Group ...

Xplore Wealth outlines 2020 plans

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
ASX-listed platform Xplore Wealth has announced a slew of new products and offers, set to launch in 2020. It comes as the platform provider releases its results for the 1H2020 financial year. Xplore is set to release three new products in 2020, including ...

Morgan Stanley acquires E*TRADE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
Morgan Stanley has acquired E*TRADE in the United States in a $20 billion (US$13 billion) deal. E*TRADE stockholders will receive 1.0432 Morgan Stanley shares for each equivalent share, which is about US$58 per share. Morgan Stanley said the deal will ...

Coronavirus in, climate change out: Costello, deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
With the death toll surpassing 132 and a further 6000 people suspected of being infected, the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus has left markets tumbling as fears of an epidemic are stoked by news of the virus spreading around the world. It's caused ...

Aussie investment gurus delve into alternatives

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
Australia's investment elite are backing alternatives over the coming year and a half, with an eye towards mitigating market volatility and generating solid returns. Real assets such as infrastructure and real estate continue to be the Australian investor's ...