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DigitalX launches crypto-heavy fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
Listed crypto advisory firm DigitalX has launched a fund that will predominantly invest in cryptocurrencies and form part of its newly-formed funds management division led by a former Ellerston Capital portfolio manager. Its inaugural fund, DigitalX ...

Two industry funds merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... of Childcare and Kindergarten Employees Superannuation Trust (CAKE) and Queensland Independent Education Superannuation Scheme (QIESS). QIEC Super brings $1.5 billion of assets under management and more than 25,000 members to the table, while NGS Super ...

Former Provident Capital MD still banned but allowed procedural fairness

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
The Federal Court has upheld ASIC's five-year disqualification of the former managing director at Provident Capital but found the Administrative Appeals Tribunal denied the MD procedural fairness in its hearing. ASIC explained that on 20 February 2015 ...

IOOF replaces group head of research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... business development. Prior to Lonsec, he was chief investment officer at the now $5 billion Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme (EISS). He is also an experienced buy-side investment analyst, with skills in stock selection and sector research on ...

Complaints authority welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... able to appoint a minority of the AFCA board within six months of authorising a not-for-profit company to operate the AFCA scheme. "Following the authorisation of AFCA, I intend to make other appointments to the AFCA board, including consumer and industry ...

Stellar growth for industry funds: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
The growth of industry superannuation funds significantly outpaced retail funds in the year to December 2017, latest APRA statistics show. Industry funds saw assets surge 18.3% to $589.8 billion year-on-year, largely driven by net contributions flows ...

Conflicted SMSF auditor disqualified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... and sole shareholder Mark Goldenberg - in November last year on the grounds that it promoted a SMSF property investment scheme without holding an Australian financial services licence. ASIC sought to restrain the business and the Goldenbergs from providing ...

ASIC seeks Deloitte to liquidate SMSF business

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... and sole shareholder Mark Goldenberg - in November last year on the grounds that it promoted a SMSF property investment scheme without holding an Australian financial services licence. ASIC sought to restrain the business and the Goldenbergs from providing ...

Advisers cautious over fixed income allocations

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... other," he said. "Occasionally there's a bust through the surface and that's what we had in January. It's not too bad in the scheme of things. Does that change our landscape - a little bit, but not a huge amount."

Former wealth group chief joins Macrovue

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
AMP-supported fintech Macrovue has appointed a wealth management veteran as its new chief executive. Rod Bristow joins Macrovue in the lead role from Infocus, where he was managing director and chief executive for five years. Before that, he was national ...