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IOOF and SFGA union rattles top ranks

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... an enforceable undertaking, it is large in funds under advice and it is well regarded for the quality of its advice, compliance and profitability." Looking at the main three dealer group acquisitions since January 2013 (Lachlan Partners, Centric Wealth ...

Dion Global launches new trading platform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... TradeCentre allows users and brokers to manage the entire trading, order management and investment process and meet compliance requirements across multiple devices that include desktops, smartphones or integrated into advisers' own websites Dion Global ...

Treasury consults on unclaimed monies time window

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... period that triggered the transfer from seven to three years was a major regulatory change that has added considerable compliance costs to deposit taking institutions. These compliance costs included making provision to exempt certain accounts such as ...

WB Financial launches SMA service with Praemium

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... Financial director of operations Murray Wilkinson said. The group is also developing a new self-managed super fund (SMSF) compliance tool with Praemium. "SMSFs are already a key part of our business today and going forward given we also have an interest ...

APRA announces draft 2014-15 supervisory levies

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... levies are more than twice the 'per FUM' rate of levies imposed on life insurance companies reflecting the more complex compliance on superannuation compared to traditional insurance with their statutory funds. The paper also canvasses an option to have ...

OneVue adds former IOOF exec to leadership team

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... made more additions to its executive team in the run up to its IPO, adding two new senior executives. Former head of compliance at IOOF Thomas Robertson has been appointed as head of corporate services and former Citigroup executive Philip Connell will ...

Equity Trustees Limited creates risk role

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
Equity Trustees Limited (EQT) has appointed Amanda Noble to the newly created role of head of risk and compliance after the $150 million acquisition of ANZ Trustees Limited. Equity Trustees managing director Robin Burns will head up the newly formed ...

MySuper dashboards, ASIC warns trustees

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... to be handled. The guidance update focuses on how the dashboards are centrally important disclosure documents, not compliance material to be buried several layers down the fund's website menu structure. "The product dashboard [should be] in a prominent ...

PROFILE: netwealth head of advice Simon Micallef

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014
... financial planning division in 1994 and he remembers that "financial planning back then was very different in terms of compliance, technology, education and the way you dealt with clients." At the same time as entering the advice industry in the 90s ...

SMSF flexibility makes them error prone

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... Self-managed super funds not being required to report to their members is one of the reasons these funds are vulnerable to compliance problems. Speaking at this week's Financial Services Technical Services forum, AMP SMSF Administration head of technical ...