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AXA IM appoints Asia Pacific head

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... Asia with access to a wide range of investment solutions." Prior to joining AXA IM, Flood was chief investment officer at Lion Global Investors Limited and before that held a number of senior investment roles in the asset management industry, covering ...

ASIC permanently bans 'tombstoning' adviser

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned financial adviser Pavan Vyas engaging in credit activities after he was convicted for dishonest conduct. Vyas was found guilty of 'tombstoning', a practice that involves ...

Super funds shun Aussie managers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... awarded respectively, the 2013 financial year saw just 41 mandates awarded. JANA is the asset consultant that has awarded the lion's share of global equity mandate funds to managers in the last three years. Chief executive Ian Patrick said that while ...

BUSSQ members happiest in Australia

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... for member retention. It found that 69% of superannuants are with an employer-chosen fund. "The default fund still gets the lion's share of the new entrants to the labour market and those who change jobs, so it's critical for both industry and retail ...

Banned adviser faces jail time over 'tombstoning'

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
A former financial adviser has pleaded guilty to dishonest conduct after using dead people's documents and fictitious clients to increase his revenue. The practice is known as 'tombstoning' and this time it was Pavan Vyas, former adviser from Lionsgate ...

Queensland adviser permanently banned

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
A former Queensland financial adviser has been permanently banned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) after an investigation found he provided inappropriate and unreasonable advice. ASIC's investigation found that between ...

Adviser uses dead people to earn commission

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned a Sydney financial adviser for using the names of dead and non-existent people to earn commissions on insurance applications. Pavan Vyas, an employee of Lionsgate Financial ...

PIMCO chief John Wilson hangs up his boots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
PIMCO Australia chief executive John Wilson has left the company after 17 years to pursue personal interests. Wilson told Financial Standard that he has thoroughly enjoyed his time at PIMCO but was now ready to indulge some of his personal passions ...

Platforms press on in advice battleground

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... costs down will only get bigger after research shows that despite the growth of self-directed and off-platform investing, the lion's share of assets under advice will remain on-platform. Scott Durbin, Colonial First State (CFS) general manager, strategy ...

ASIC imposes AFSL conditions on Lionsgate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
ASIC has imposed additional conditions on the Australian financial services licence of NSW-based Lionsgate Financial Group Pty Ltd following a surveillance of its advice business. According to the regulator, Lionsgate currently has 103 authorised representatives ...