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QIC executive departs for Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... left the company to manage a sovereign wealth fund in the Middle East. Having joined QIC in 2008 as head of investment compliance and risk management, Sam O'Sullivan moved to his previous role in 2012. According to a QIC spokesperson, O'Sullivan's role ...

Bloomberg launches financial data management tool

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... allows financial services firms to acquire, manage, and distribute large volumes of financial data and it improves their compliance and visibility over assets and instruments. "Companies in Australia and Asia are dealing with an explosion of data within ...

Client satisfaction up despite bad press

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
Bad press, a tough business environment and rising compliance costs have had little impact on the positive experiences customers of the country's leading advice firms have had over the last 12 months, according to a new comprehensive research report. ...

APRA shakes up executive team, addresses super conflicts

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... "Unfortunately," he added, "we still see instances where actual and potential conflicts are viewed very narrowly: a minimalist, compliance-based approach is taken to the design of conflicts management frameworks, rather than an approach that seeks to ...

APAC asset managers to invest heavily in data

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... by 55% of participants) that their current data capabilities would not cope with predicted increases in regulatory compliance. "Investors now face many disruptive trends with the emergence of new multi-asset investment strategies, the opportunities created ...

Bridges MD leaves to join MDS Financial

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... served on a number of other joint venture boards and brings expertise in the areas of corporate governance, legal and compliance, financial management, marketing and strategic partnering. MDS Financial has also appointed Delan Pagliaccio as the head ...

MyPlanner launches managed account solution

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... Managed Portfolio (MMP) managed account service, and the provider is responsible for the operation, administration and compliance within the solution. The dealership set up an eight person investment committee that constructed 23 managed portfolios ...

Employers must do more to promote ethical culture

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... management for ethical breaches was essential. "This means that employers must step up, create a culture of ethical compliance, and enforce it rigorously," said Serhan. "That isn't to say that the burden falls entirely on employers. Vigilant, proactive ...

HLB Mann Judd launches Asia-focused business

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... including gaining a deep understanding of industry and business differences as well as dealing with the cultural and compliance issues of unfamiliar jurisdictions," HLB Mann Judd Australasian Association chairman Tony Fittler said. "We believe that setting ...

XPLAN is top-rated financial planning software

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... highest-rated planning applications were Rubik Coin and AdviserNETgain. The report also notes that an increased focus on FoFA compliance has resulted in licensees making better use of the compliance functionality in their planning software. "The use ...