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Link faces another lawsuit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... began underperforming and investors requested to yank out funds. It garnered global attention in 2019 when its fund manager Neil Woodford made a YouTube apology for its poor performance and liquidity concerns. "When the fund began underperforming from ...

AMP Capital severs ties with global equities unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... Fund (GCF) offering. The strategy is managed by London-based head of global equities Simon Steele and investment manager Neil Mitchell; Hong Kong-based investment manager David Naughtin; and investment manager Andy Gardner, who is located in Sydney. ...

Woodford flags comeback

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
The UK's financial regulator is warning investors that disgraced fund manager Neil Woodford is launching a new venture, WCM Partners. The Financial Conduct Authority was forced to act after Woodford announced that his new investment firm is in the ...

MMC acquires super fund administrator

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... Group is the right vehicle to expand our footprint in Australia," Reiher said. IFAA Group co-founder and managing director Neil Harvey said that changes in the superannuation services market over the last few years saw the firm seek out a partner to ...

Platform hires distribution lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... opportunities as well as assisting advisers to deliver exceptional client outcomes," she said. He joins recent recruits, Neil Roderick and Darren Pettiona, who were appointed chair and executive director respectively. Roderick spent 14 years at Macquarie ...

Clime consolidates SMAs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... Clime following the resignation of its chief executive Rod Bristow in November and the appointment of co-chief executives Neil Schafer and Brett Spork. Clime also announced last year it had appointed Mercer as an investment adviser to support its managed ...

Does financial services have a problem with women?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
A wrongful dismissal case brought by a former IOOF employee detailing sexual harassment and gender discrimination among colleagues has once again shone an unwanted spotlight on the financial services industry, calling into question the sector's ...

AMP adviser numbers shrivel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... firms they gave notice to that they were terminating, so it's not a surprise," The Advisers Association chief executive Neil Macdonald told Financial Standard last month. He explained that the practices terminated by AMP were typically single-planner ...

WealthO2 names chair, director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
The platform has appointed the founder of Macquarie Wrap as chair and HUB24 co-founder as executive director. Neil Roderick spent 14 years at Macquarie Bank where he was responsible for establishing Macquarie Wrap, the Professional Series, and retail ...

Almost 3000 advisers gone in 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... lost the most advisers of any AFSL this year, with 323 departing between January and December. The Advisers' Association Neil Macdonald said there are many reasons behind the exodus. "From an AMP perspective, they changed the terms last year and terminated ...