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Global manager hires former Wallaby, launches unit trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
A former Australian rugby union centre is joining a UK-based equities manager as its managing director for Australia. The firm is also launching an Aussie-based global equities unit trust seeded with $130 million from an industry superannuation fund. ...

Advice group strengthens leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... experience to the Fitzpatricks compliance team and has previously held roles with Suncorp, Commonwealth Bank and is a former legal officer, having completed a Bachelor of Laws at the Queensland University of Technology. All of the appointments are designed ...

AFCA appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... served on the boards of charities and not-for profits. He qualified as a lawyer in the UK and started his career in community legal centres. "I am incredibly excited and honoured to be given the opportunity to lead AFCA, work with Helen, the Board and ...

Equity Trustees appoints US executive, partners in Ireland

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... domiciles. "No matter where we are in the world, Equity Trustees' role is to ensure each fund operates from the right legal framework, giving investors certainty and security about their investment's governance structure, and fund managers the ...

Former AMEX director joins wealth consultant

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... and banking industries." Separately, in a recent white paper co-written with Desiree Lucchese, QMV principal consultant, legal and risk Jonathan Steffanoni discussed increasing calls for asset owning fiduciaries to integrate greater consideration for ...

AMP adds legal expert to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
AMP is welcoming a legal and regulatory expert to its board in an effort to rebuild the company. John O'Sullivan joins AMP as a non-executive director effective 20 June 2018. He was a partner at Freehill Hollingdale & Page (now Herbert Smith Freehills) ...

Fidelity extends institutional capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... stints at Invesco and Macquarie Group. Also linking with the firm is current Schroder Investment Management Australia head of legal Katie Constance, who has been appointed as associate director of client relationship management. Fidelity added Constance ...

CBA settles with AUSTRAC for $700m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... reached an agreement with AUSTRAC that will see the bank pay a civil penalty of $700 million as well as cover AUSTRAC's legal fees which amount to $2.5 million. If the penalty is agreed to by the Federal Court, it will represent "the largest ever ...

ASX invests in e-property settlements business

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... ASX managing director and chief executive Dominic Stevens said. "InfoTrack is the ideal partner as the market leader in legal and property search. It has 18 years' experience and brings a deep understanding of, and connectivity to, the property conveyancing ...

Estate planning lawyer fined for misconduct

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... under s19 of Powers of Attorney Act 2003; and seeking the client execute a will or POA when the documents already had the legal practitioner and another person's signatures as witnesses. The Law Society initially sought an order recommending Dubler's ...