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Morgan Stanley extends platform partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is transitioning 2,500 new portfolios to an independent platform, building on their existing relationship. In a new agreement, MS Wealth Management will add 2,500 portfolios with international assets to Praemium's platform ...

SG Hiscock, DMP Asset Management to merge

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
Boutique fund manager SG Hiscock (SGH) and DMP Asset Management (DMPAM) have agreed to merge by the end of the month. In announcing the merger plans, the two firms said a union will see the formation of a new organisation based out of Melbourne, offering ...

Beware blockchain: ANZ

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
The big bank is not impressed by the oft-praised technology that is blockchain. There has been a lot of hype about blockchain in recent times but now ANZ associate director, trade and supply chain, Maria Bellmas has warned the technology raises many ...

VanEck launches hedged version of $520m ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
VanEck has launched a hedged version of a $520 million that invests in MSCI Ex Australia using quality as a factor. The newly-listed VanEck Vectors MSCI World ex Australia Quality (Hedged) ETF tracks a hedged version of the same index tracked by the ...

CFR, ATO report on SMSF borrowing arrangements

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
A new report by the Council of Financial Regulators (CFR) and the Australian Tax Office (ATO) has found limited recourse borrowing arrangements in SMSFs are not a risk to the financial system. The report by CFR and ATO was commissioned by the government ...

Former Financial Wisdom adviser banned

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
ASIC permanently banned a former Financial Wisdom financial adviser from working in financial services. Anneliese Ada Willmott was an authorised representative of CBA subsidiary Financial Wisdom from 12 November 2015 until 10 August 2017. Financial ...

Banks must prioritise NPP, says Reserve Bank

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
The $1 billion New Payment Platform seems to be another headache for the big banks. Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe asked the chief executives of the big four to confirm they are putting significant resources into rolling out the high speed payment ...

Westpac exits personal advice, restructures leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
Westpac is realigning its wealth strategy and BT Financial Group will cease as a standalone division. The group has also agreed to sell a number of advisers to Viridian Advisory. BT Financial Group will cease to be a standalone division of Westpac Group. ...

Former adviser cops 10-year prison sentence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
A former financial adviser has been jailed for 10 years for using more than $6 million in client funds for his own purposes. Gabriel Nakhl was found guilty of engaging in dishonest conduct and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment by the District ...

More advisers using ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
The share of financial advisers using ETFs for their clients has increased last year, according to the latest BetaShares Investment Trends ETF report. About 47% of advisers used ETFs in 2017, the report shows. This number has since grown to 53%. A further ...