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Long-serving Centrepoint exec resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
The group executive for investment solutions at Centrepoint Alliance will depart in August after 13 years with the business. Mat Walker described his decision to resign as a difficult one, given how much he has enjoyed working at Centrepoint and said ...

Macquarie pays the price for poor advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
Macquarie Equities has shelled out almost $25 million in compensation in the past three years as part of its enforceable undertaking with ASIC. The corporate regulator published an update yesterday as to the remediation program's status, saying it is ...

Change of pace for Countplus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
Countplus divested its shareholding in a NSW-based financial planning practice as part of a change in strategy aimed at investing in quality practices, not necessarily acquiring them. In a statement to the ASX yesterday, managing director and chief ...

No 'Plan B' for Brexit "twist and turns"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
There were no surprises at the Bank of England's (BOE) 11 May decision to keep the Bank Rate where it was since August 2016, when it was lowered from 0.5% to 0.25% to contain the fallout from the 'Brexit' vote of the previous month - a decision that's ...

Super associations unite to warn against 'political panel'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
Industry associations across financial services have warned against the introduction of a government-appointed panel to select the eligibility of superannuation products for employer or employee choice. In various submissions to the Productivity Commission's ...

The CPI report that confirms all biases

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
Australia's inflation numbers are out! And it's got something for everyone - hawks, doves and in-betweeners - in terms of RBA monetary policy direction. This is because the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) consumer price index's latest report ...

ASIC bans company director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
A former director of a Melbourne-based investment banking securities dealer and asset management firm was banned from providing financial services by ASIC. Bingxing Hu was banned for five years after an ASIC investigation found he knowingly engaged ...

Think carefully before internalising investment: PwC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
Industry consultant PwC is reaffirming the view that superannuation funds should think carefully before internalising investment management. In its latest paper, Internal Investment Management - Yes or No?, PwC notes while there may be many good reasons ...

Investment manager introduces director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
A Surfers Paradise-based diversified investment firm welcomed a new director to its board. Charter Pacific has appointed Steven Cole to its board, following the retirement of Peter Bradfield. Cole is the company secretary of Charter Pacific, contributing ...

Australian Unity property trust suspends units

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
Australian Unity's Healthcare Property Trust has suspended wholesale and Class A units and will not accept new investor applications until further notice. The trust, which was established in 1999, invests in healthcare property assets, including hospitals ...