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New distribution head for listed platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
Xplore Wealth announced the appointment of a new head of distribution and marketing. Anne Hamieh steps into the role, which has been empty since Tony Nejasmic departed for Lonsec in June. Hamieh was most recently intermediary sales manager at Vanguard ...

Westpac fined over reporting failure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
APRA has handed Westpac the maximum financial penalty it can for failing to meet reporting obligations. Westpac and its subsidiaries St George Finance Holdings and Capital Finance Australia will pay more than $1.5 million after breaching requirements ...

Inaugural FASEA exam results in

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
The majority of candidates who sat the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's inaugural exam have passed with flying colours. FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield said the authority is pleased with the implementation of the first ...

BT advice boss lands new role

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
The former general manager of BT Financial Advice, who was grilled at Royal Commission hearings last year, will lead an ASX-listed managed accounts provider for a $500,000 base salary. Michael Wright will join Xplore Wealth (formerly Managed Accounts ...

Adviser stole $200k from SMSFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) permanently banned a former financial adviser who stole more than $200,000 from client self-managed superannuation funds. Robert Michael of Bentleigh, Victoria has been permanently banned from ...

Chief economist update: Fed cut and Trump's war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
The US Federal Reserve gave markets exactly what they were expecting - a 25 basis point reduction in the Fed funds rate at the conclusion of its July FOMC meeting - but instead of revving up the risk on trade, it was risk off. Equity markets fell. The ...

FASEA exam results expected soon

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
Exam marks for the first cohort of financial advisers to sit the FASEA exam are set to be released in the coming weeks. The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority revealed it will release the results of June's inaugural FASEA exam by midway ...

Private equity fund raising $300m

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
A Sydney-based fund is raising $300 million from instos, family offices and retail investors to further its investments in private equity, renewable energy and real estate. Federation Asset Management chair Greg Bundy, who was previously Merrill Lynch ...

IFM Investors reports $114m in FY19 profits

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
IFM Investors wants to invest in its business and seek out more opportunities in Australia in the year ahead, as it posts $22 billion in net flows and $114 million in pre-tax net profit for FY19. The funds management powerhouse owned by industry superannuation ...

Macquarie asset management business down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
At the Macquarie Group annual general meeting chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake said the group was performing in line with expectations, despite the annuity-style businesses, including Macquarie Asset Management, being down. Addressing the AGM ...