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Macquarie pays the price for poor advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... inviting them to express any concerns held over the quality of advice provided by Macquarie Equities financial adviser network, Macquarie Private Wealth. ASIC confirmed that a small number of cases are yet to be finalised as they are either the subject ...

Private equity firm confirms $2.2bn bid

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... advisers, and Allens as its legal advisor. This news follows KKR's acquisition of a majority stake in international advice network Focus Financial in April.

Link Group acquires robo-advice business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... Link Group is entering the digital advice sector with the acquisition of a company previously owned by Lonsec. Adviser Network provides digital advice services to Australian institutions, and will be incorporated into Link Group's Information Digital ...

FINSIA expands professional network

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... remit to include the securities and investment sectors as part of an expansion strategy for the finance professionals' network. Traditionally focused on the banking and institutional finance sectors, FINSIA said its expansion will assist the organisation's ...

Distribution reshapes globalisation: Capital Group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... them. Budden cites pharmaceuticals as one of the latest investment horizons where a strong salesforce and distribution network is driving mergers and acquisitions. The New Perspective Fund received the coveted Morningstar analyst rating of 'Gold' in ...

CFA Institute shrinks gender parity gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
The number of male and female CFA candidates are almost at parity, according to the CFA Institute. About 46% females and 54% males sat the exam in December last year. Females who re-sat the exam accounted for 44% of total candidates. The Institute's ...

Change of pace for Countplus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... in high-quality practices, not necessarily be a 100% owner of such firms. It is our aim to become Australia's leading network of professional accounting and advice firms, aligned through shared values, mutual success and our sense of community," the ...

TelstraSuper commits to innovation

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
TelstraSuper is betting on disruptive technology being developed at Australian and global universities after partnering with intellectual property commercialisation company IP Group. Australia's largest corporate superannuation fund has placed $35 million ...

First State Super appoints CFO

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... StatePlus for $1 billion in May 2016, a deal which positioned the fund as the largest member-owned financial planning network in Australia. The combined StatePlus business administers over $21 billion in retirement funds with over 200 financial planners ...

Asset management looks different in 2020: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
Asset management will experience its "largest competitive realignment" over the next three years as the industry continues its increasing rate of mergers and acquisitions. Forty-four M&A deals took place in the first quarter of this year, and an industry ...