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Former adviser charged over super theft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... after stealing clients' superannuation savings for his own use. Daniel McSweeny appeared in Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney this week facing 20 charges relating to dishonest conduct while he was director of Wealth Achievers. It is alleged McSweeny ...

ASIC sharpens focus on managed accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... issues that affect members, one of which includes MDA documentation. The Regulatory Group held consultations at ASIC's Sydney offices in October and discussed issues that included the MDA legislative instrument and RG179, IMAP said. While the Royal Commission ...

Former Paradice managers launch LIT

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... our funds," he said. Ophir has an investment team of five and two people in support staff, working from their offices in Sydney. In January, Tim Mitchell joined as a portfolio manager from Wavestone Capital. The boutique runs about $1 billion across ...

Copia builds distribution team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... multi-affiliate is currently buildings its distribution team and is looking to hire two business development managers in Sydney and another one in Victoria. The new distribution team of five will report to Clothier. "We have just added another product ...

Sydney fintech sells for $339m

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... growth as banks invest in creating outstanding customer acquisition and onboarding experiences," Chuard said. Founded in Sydney in 2002, Avoka has digitised more than 100 million transactions for its 85 global clients. Its software as a service (SaaS) ...

Schroders hires former Hunter Hall portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
The global manager with $39 billion of Aussie investor money has added to its Sydney-based investment team, including a former Hunter Hall portfolio manager. Schroders is welcoming Sebastian Mullins as a portfolio manager on the multi-asset team. Also ...

UBS announces major asset management partnerships

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... Melbourne-based fund manager will now be the investment manager for all of UBS Asset Management's Australian equities funds. A Sydney property manager will also pick up UBS' listed A-REITs fund. UBS Asset Management chief executive for Australia ...

Bentham AM launches mFund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... as the boutique ramps up the distribution for the $130 million strategy. The now $8 billion boutique broke away from the Sydney offices of Credit Suisse Investment nearly nine years ago and has a solid track record in several credit asset classes. Two ...

Advice firm runs rule over Labor policy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... gearing, capital gains tax and dividend imputation all need a closer look heading into an election year. HLB Mann Judd Sydney wealth partner Jonathan Philpot said these issues are likely to dominate investor discussions throughout 2019 and the impact ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... Debelle's hinting a down move on interest rates. In his address to the Australian Business Economists Annual Dinner in Sydney yesterday, Debelle said: "The Reserve Bank has repeatedly said that our expectation is that the next move in monetary policy ...