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bfinance names client consultant

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
Independent investment consultant bfinance has appointed a client consultant to lead institutional investor expansion in Australia. Daniele Goldberg joins from Lloyds Banking Group where she has been for over a decade in both London and Sydney and was ...

Acting AMP Australia chief joins FSC board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has announced the acting chief executive of AMP Australia, Blair Vernon will join the FSC board as a director. FSC said Vernon is an experienced financial services executive with significant capability across a range ...

BT cuts Wealth Connect

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
BT has proposed changes to its Wealth Connect business which could see at least 38 roles become redundant, as Westpac continues to review its wealth platform, superannuation, investments and insurance businesses. BT's Wealth Connect team provides ...

Fiscal policy spurs investor confidence: Citi

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
The continued supply of fiscal stimulus and the expectation of more stimulus has sparked a vote of confidence in fund managers and investors across Australia and New Zealand. Nearly 80% of the delegates at the Citi Australia Investment Conference believe ...

Stephen Jones admits to anti-life insurance bias

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
At the Association of Financial Advisers annual conference, shadow minister for financial services Stephen Jones outlined Labor's vision for financial advice and admitted to apprehension on life insurance. Jones said, referring to the ASIC review ...

BOQ sells insurance business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... an agreement to sell its St Andrew's Insurance business to Farmcove Investment Holdings for $23 million. The bank said the sale is consistent with its refreshed strategy announced in February this year to deliver more simplified benefits and aligned ...

OneVue encourages Iress takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... by COVID-19 prior to the initial proposal by Iress and the specific company matters relating to the recovery of the Sargon sale proceeds. However, it said any comments relating to how OneVue's share price would have traded in the absence of the scheme ...

ASI names global head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
Aberdeen Standard Investments has named a former BlackRock executive to the newly created position of global head. Alex Hoctor-Duncan has been with ASI for two years as global sales director, prior to which he was at BlackRock for over 21 years, most ...

Powerwrap delists, Praemium takes over

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... unique and compelling platform proposition," Davidson said. Talk of Powerwrap being acquired first began in 2017 when a trade sale process was conducted, identifying two key potential buyers. Shortly after, Powerwrap raised $19.4 million, one of several ...

Brisbane Mater acquired for $122.5m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... Infrastructure REIT (CQE) announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% freehold interest in the property in a sale and leaseback transaction with Mater. Mater owns and operates an extensive network of hospitals, health centres and a research ...