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Bennelong hires insto sales director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
Bennelong Funds Management appointed a new director of institutional sales. Matthew Briggs joins Bennelong from Citigroup, where he held multiple positions over 11 years - most recently a sales role at Prime Finance. At Bennelong he will report to head ...

Mason Stevens to launch super, grows SMA menu

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
Mason Stevens is shaping up for a big year, with the platform provider announcing a number of key projects to roll out in 2017. Speaking at an event in Sydney today, managing director Thomas Bignill confirmed Mason Stevens will launch a retail super ...

Centrepoint growing wealth business

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
December half-year results for financial advice group Centrepoint Alliance were buoyed by the performance of its wealth division and the sale of its premium funding business. The ASX-listed company's wealth segment reported a 29% EBITDA increase on ...

A rate rise on the ides of March?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
"Beware the ides of March". This quote had always been imbued with a sense of foreboding because this day marked the assassination of Julius Caesar back in 44 BC. It shouldn't be for the "ides" was just the fancy way Romans termed the 15th day of March ...

Couples can benefit more than singles in SMSFs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
This Valentine's Day, as you stare across the table at your loved one, you may want to ask if they're ready to join you in a self-managed superannuation fund. It may not sound as exciting as buying a house together or signing up for a joint bank account ...

Merlicek to retire, IOOF appoints new CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON AND DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
After eight years leading the IOOF investment team and strategy, chief investment officer Steve Merlicek is stepping down in June. The celebrated executive has been instrumental in delivering impressive fund performance, especially for IOOF's multi-manager ...

Custodians turn attention to CIVs and MITs

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
The Australian Custodial Services Association will focus its attention around improving the local funds management sector to increase its global competitiveness in 2017. Speaking to its 2016: Year in Review report, ACSA said it will specifically focus ...

Margin lending investors keen to borrow more

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
Margin lending investors are voicing stronger intent to borrow more through their margin loans, indicating the group is becoming savvier as risk managers. The positivity comes amidst an industry-wide surge in attention to risk management, according ...

CBA to pay $23 million for poor advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
The Commonwealth Bank will pay at least $23 million in compensation to customers found to have received inappropriate and costly financial advice. Promontory Financial Group confirmed it has completed all assessments of Commonwealth Financial Planning ...

HLB appoints director, outlines plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
HLB Mann Judd welcomed a new director and head of its restructuring and risk advisory division in Brisbane. Most recently the head of legal for Standard Bank Group in Hong Kong, Chew Mar joins HLB Mann Judd to oversee the firm's corporate restructuring ...