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Synchron appoints state manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
Financial advice dealer group Synchron named Matthew Wallis as the new state manager for New South Wales. Wallis will succeed Paul Del Grande who resigned to focus on his financial advice practice, InSync Financial Services. Sydney-based Wallis has ...

J.P. Morgan veteran joins Plato IM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
Plato Investment Management is welcoming a former J.P. Morgan Asset Management managing director and professional rugby player to its ranks. David Allen joins Plato's investment team and reports to managing director Don Hamson. He previously held multiple ...

Robo-adviser crashes during Wall Street selloff

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
One of the largest robo-advisers in the US saw its website go offline while markets fell across the globe on February 5. Wealthfront had to issue multiple clarifications to users via Twitter after complaints reached the platform that the website was ...

UBS restructures global wealth arms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
UBS is merging its global wealth units as part of a $3 trillion restructure. The newly formed Global Wealth Management (GWM) division will be co-led by Tom Naratil and Martin Blessing as presidents. Blessing was appointed president of wealth management ...

Powerwrap, OneVue vets join MGP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 JAN 2018
Managed Account Holdings is welcoming a former Powerwrap sales lead and a former head of compliance from OneVue as it continues to capitalise on its acquisition of Linear. Richard Carr has joined MGP as a business development manager to aid the growth ...

Synchron adds to adviser network

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
A financial planning firm recently acquired by AZ Next Generation Advisory in a private equity deal has joined Synchron's growing network. Based in Victoria's Mornington Peninsula, Dunsford Financial Planning brings the total number of authorised representatives ...

Linear buy sees Managed Accounts expand board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
Managed Accounts Holdings welcomed two new directors to its board in light of its recent acquisition of Linear. Linear co-founder Colin Peterson has joined the board, adding more than 30 years' experience including in financial planning and funds management ...

ASIC appoints former AFA chief

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
ASIC has named the 18 members of its Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP), including the former chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers. Brad Fox will join the FSCP along with Annette Spencer, Bruce Debenham, Calvert Duffy, Christina ...

Aussie regtech readies firms for MiFID II

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
An Australian regtech has partnered with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to help local financial services firms address compliance in time for the looming MiFID II deadline. APIR Systems will be the LSE's registered agent in Australia and South East ...

AZ NGA assets hit $6bn with latest acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
An AZ Next Generation Advisory subsidiary has acquired a $284 million client book, bringing the group's total assets under advice to more than $6 billion. Wise Planners, which AZ NGA acquired in 2015, bought the client book from AFM Advisers. AFM was ...