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Platform provider divests advice firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
An ASX-listed platform provider has sold its 50% equity holding in a Queensland-based financial planning practice. Xplore Wealth has divested its holding in McGregor Wealth Management, signing an agreement to transfer its shareholding back to an entity ...

New chief executive at Evans Dixon

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
Evans Dixon has appointed a new chief executive after the incumbent stepped down in June to focus on an under-performing US fund. The ASX-listed wealth and advice firm this morning announced Peter Anderson, who joined the board as an independent non-executive ...

PM Capital LICs add director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
A former Citigroup managing director was appointed to the board of PM Capital's listed investment companies. Chris Knoblanche has joined the boards of PM Capital's Global Opportunities Fund and Asian Opportunities Fund as a non-executive director, with ...

Industry wide pay cut for boards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
The Governance Institute released results of its Australian Board Remuneration Survey, finding remuneration is up for board chairs and directors across the country - except in the finance and insurance sectors. Board members in finance and insurance ...

Shock win leaves investors worse off

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
Investors who chose to rebalance their portfolios in anticipation of a Labor victory in the Federal election now find themselves at a critical junction: to revert to an Australian equity focus or accept a more balanced portfolio that rejects excess ...

New chief executive at Link Fund Administration

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
An IBM managing partner has been appointed as chief executive of Link Fund Administration, as Link shuffles its executive lineup. Dee McGrath will now oversee Link Group's administration functions which services many superannuation funds. In her most ...

Fintech expands team for ongoing growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
A wealth management technology and service provider has made a raft of appointments to support significant growth seen in 2018. FinClear said it experienced headcount growth of 120% over the last 12 months and expects the trend to continue, adding four ...

NSW adviser banned for 25 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
The Federal Court has handed down a 25-year ban to a New South Wales financial adviser and wound up two companies related to him following an ASIC investigation. Starting in 2008, Graeme Walter Miller advised SMSFs and other clients of CFS Private Wealth ...

CBA investigates possible privacy breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
Commonwealth Bank confirmed it is undertaking an investigation into a potential privacy breach that may have seen sensitive medical information of CommInsure claimants accessed by employees in other departments of the bank. As reported by the ABC earlier ...

PM Capital offers new LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund (ASX: PGF) and its subsidiary PM Capital GO 2025 yesterday announced a new listed investment company. PTrackERS, is a specially-developed converting security. In seven years' time, PTrackERS security holders ...