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Dealer group acquires bank advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... during the due diligence process in relation to the bank's conduct of its advice business prior to completion of the sale. Bridges chief executive Nathan Stanton described the acquisition as a strong strategic fit. "At Bridges, we have a proven track ...

Principal appoints insto sales director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
The former head of Fidelity's institutional business in Australia has joined Principal Global Investors. Warwick Boys will join Principal as director of institutional sales for Australia. Boys led Fidelity's institutional sales team for four years and ...

Financial advice exit a boon for the industry: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
The big four banks exiting financial advice received a resounding welcome from the industry, according to a new survey. The majority of respondents (62%) polled in Financial Standard's sister publication FS Advice agreed the move will have positive ...

AMP announces board changes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
AMP announced a new appointment to its board as the sale of AMP Life to Resolution Life is completed. Debra Hazelton will join the AMP board as non-executive director from June 15. Trevor Matthews will remain on the AMP Life board as an AMP nominee ...

Kelaher to leave IOOF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... conflicts of interest management arrangements in place to safeguard super members. Also in January, ANZ revised its wealth sale agreement with IOOF following APRAs regulatory action. IOOF is also facing a potential class action from investors who bought ...

Chief economist update: Rosy assumptions a Budget surplus make

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
"The Budget is back in the black and Australia is back on track." That's how Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg opened his Budget 2019-20 speech delivered last night. Well, technically we all will have to wait until next fiscal year for the underlying ...

Record tax receipts, record outlays yet back to surplus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
Australian Commonwealth Budget receipts are climbing at their fastest rate in 18 years and outlays are climbing at their fastest rate in five years. Yet, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has been able to declare Australia's first Budget surplus ...

New insto sales lead at Robeco

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
The international asset manager has hired a new director of institutional sales for its local business. Chris Wildman joined Robeco last month as director, institutional sales from Mirae Asset Global Investments. Wildman was head of distribution at ...

AMP Capital invests in student accommodation

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... using the ANU portfolio as a cornerstone has not eventuated," Morrison and Co executive Mark Mudie said. "This conditional sale agreement enables ANU to continue to grow its student accommodation offering under new ownership and allows Infratil to focus ...

Consumers confused by general, personal advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
ASIC has released a new report saying consumers are confusing different types of financial advice. New research by the regulator shows consumers are having a hard time telling the difference between 'general' and 'personal' advice, putting them at risk ...