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Advisers halt HNW slide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
There are signs that advisers have recovered from last year's slide in the number of high net worth investors (HNWs) using their services. According to a recent Investment Trends survey of around 3000 HNWs with a combined $11.5 billion in investible ...

Who can dig a deeper hole?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
Borrowers rejoice! Imagine how good it would be to have banks and other lending institutions pay you, I and Irene to take their money for whatever purpose we want to use them for - a facelift, a tummy tuck, education, holidays, a new car, another mortgage ...

New standards for member engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Sunsuper, AMP and QSuper are setting a new standard for superannuation member engagement according to the latest report from market researcher Investment Trends. $32 billion Sunsuper has been labeled as having the most innovative and accomplished digital ...

Down but upbeat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
Thank heavens for 'Australia Day'! The holiday saved us, Australians all, from being whipsawed by the big swings in oil prices and on Wall Street. But there's even greater reason to remain optimistic - if not rejoice - for even before we downed our ...

Doom(ed) rebound?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
When the going gets tough...... the tough promises to get going. For a change, a number of equity markets around the globe finished flashing green numbers last week. The All Ordinaries index, for one, closed 0.4% in the plus - pitiful you might say ...

TCorp lands Hunter Hall chief

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
Shortly following the news David Deverall had resigned from ASX-listed Hunter Hall International, New South Wales public sector fund manager TCorp announced his signing. Deverall is joining NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) as its new chief executive ...

VFMC lands new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) will be led by a new chief executive officer from February after announcing its replacement for acting chief executive Justin Pascoe. Joining VFMC as its top executive will be Lisa Gray, who previously spent ...

Adviser pleads guilty following ASIC sting

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
A former financial adviser has pleaded guilty in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court to dishonest conduct following an ASIC investigation. Darren Wise was a former representative for a practice known at the time as Financial Planning Services. From 2000 ...

ASIC hits ex-ANZ adviser with ban

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
ASIC has banned a former ANZ bank adviser for 10 years. According to ASIC's investigation, Ben Cheung engaged in misconduct between April 2013 and March 2014, during which he was an authorised ANZ representative. ASIC alleged that Cheung forged client ...

SSGA cuts fees on SPDR S&P/ASX 200 ETF

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), has cut the fee on its SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Fund from 0.286% per annum to 0.19% per annum. The fund, which has the ASX ticker code STW, was the first ETF listed in Australia. With $3.1 billion in assets under management ...