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Beacon merges with Libertas

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
Independent dealer group Beacon Financial Group has joined forces with boutique licensee Libertas Financial Planning. Libertas Financial Planning director Mark Euvard told Financial Standard it will be business as usual for Libertas and that staff will ...

HUB24 hiring to support record growth

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
HUB24 has entered a recruitment drive to support record inflows and 115 new financial advisers flocking to the platform over the past quarter. Following on from the appointment of former BT Financial Group head of SMSF Craig Lawrenson as HUB24's new ...

Shadforth grows Queensland presence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
Shadforth Financial Group is expanding in Queensland through the acquisition of a specialist advice firm to further strengthen wealth management capabilities. The Lyndhurst Family Advisory joins the Shadforth advice network, employing a holistic approach ...

Magellan adds John Eales to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
Magellan Financial Group enlisted former rugby union player John Eales to its board. Eales will join as a non-executive director, serving on the board's audit and risk committee, and the remuneration and nominations committee. He also sits on the boards ...

BTFG upgrades Panorama app

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
Growing demand from financial advisers to be able to work on-the-go is behind upgrades to the BT Panorama app, and its use has surged in the last 12 months. Upgrades made by BT Financial Group to the app include an external assets view, fee details ...

Pengana partners with UK ESG manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
Pengana Capital Group, the company formed via the merger of Pengana and Hunter Hall, entered an agreement with a UK investment manager representing $260 million in assets under management. WHEB Asset Management is a specialist manager focusing on sustainable ...

Finance braces for Amazon effect

EMMA RAPAPORT AND DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
The arrival of Amazon Marketplace in Australia will disrupt several businesses and the financial services industry won't be immune to the online store's influence. Already sending shockwaves through local major retailers, Australian fintech Avoka believes ...

JB Financial enters buyout mode

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
JB Financial Group is on an acquisition drive with three flagged purchases and a raft of new hires. The first, Risk & Security Management (RSM), has already been completed, adding 68 employees to JB Financial's staff. Consideration for the RSM acquisition ...

HUB24 lures BTFG executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
Listed wealth management platform HUB24 appointed Craig Lawrenson as its chief operations officer. Lawrenson will start his new role in mid-August after serving more than 20 years at Westpac subsidiaries BT Financial Group and Asgard. He most recently ...

US investment giant hires Australian insto head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
The asset management business of one of the largest life insurance providers in the world is furthering its Australian distribution footprint with the appointment of a head of institutional relationships. Cameron Sinclair joins PGIM, the Prudential ...