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Saxo cuts trading costs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
Online trading platform Saxo Markets Australia has lowered its trading costs by as much as 60%. Investors trading ASX shares and ETFs will now pay $5 in brokerage fees, down from $6.99. The $5 minimum amount is charged based on the total trade amount ...

Franklin Templeton appoints unit registry provider

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
Franklin Templeton Investments Australia has appointed unit registry services provider across 57 funds in the legacy Legg Mason business, after RBC Investor and Treasury Services exited its Australian registry business. Franklin Templeton will continue ...

Perpetual acquires advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
Perpetual Private has acquired a boutique financial advice firm with over 1000 clients and $915 million of assets. Established in 2015, Jacaranda Financial Planning caters to the high-net-worth market with a team of nine advisers based in Sydney and ...

Pandemic hasn't killed retail: Airlie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
Despite doomsayers predictions, COVID-19 has not killed off the big Australian high street names in retail - actually, it may have benefited them. Airlie Funds Management portfolio manager and head of research Emma Fisher told Financial Standard that ...

Six new ombudsmen at AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority welcomed six ombudsmen to the fold, three of which came from the financial services sector. ANZ head of legal, dispute resolution group Louise McAuliffe, and Westpac practice leader for business lending ...

Ord Minnett appoints state lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
Ord Minnett named a new state manager for Queensland who will also act as a senior investment adviser. David Lane joins the firm from Pitcher Partners where he spent over 11 years as a director of wealth management, a unit he established and led in ...

Saxo Markets names head of asset management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
As it prepares to bring new solutions to the region, Saxo Markets has named a head of asset management for Asia Pacific. Former Ignition Advice chief executive Manish Prasad has taken on the role, working closely with teams across the region and also ...

Perennial to launch fund, hires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
Perennial will launch its third private company investment fund for wholesale investors on July 14 and has hired an investment head from Investec. The Perennial Private to Public Opportunities Fund No. 3 has a minimum raising target of $50 million ...

JANA hires from Mercer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
The $850 billion asset consultant has appointed a co-head of the not-for-profit client sector as demand grows, nabbing Mercer's Pacific client segment leader for endowments and foundations. Michael Maher joined Mercer in 2007 as an associate before ...

Former adviser hit with three-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
A former financial adviser that failed to consider his clients' best interests copped a three-year ban from the regulator. Brisbane-based Nathan Smith was a representative for MyPlanner Professional Services and Total Financial Solutions Australia. ...