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Law firm cuts pay

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
Slater and Gordon directors and senior executives will see their pay reduced by 10-15%, as the ASX-listed legal powerhouse moves to strengthen its balance sheet amid the COVID-19 crisis. Slater and Gordon's directors, chief executive and executive leadership ...

Perpetual executive jumps to Xplore

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
Xplore Wealth has hired from Perpetual's executive team for its new head of product. Neil Gellett has been appointed to the role, after close to five years in the same position at Perpetual. Prior to Perpetual Gellett worked at BT Financial Group, holding ...

Could relief on advice compliance save consumers?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... those conversations without having one or both of their arms tied behind their backs in terms of how they can help clients." Neil Macdonald, chief executive of The Advisers Association, said that advisers are operating under a very heavy load at the ...

Small administrator eyes large funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... snapped up by New Zealand administration and consulting firm, MMC. With the Auckland-based firm onboard, IFAA managing director Neil Harvey is planning to broaden the firm's remit, with corporate and retail super funds now in sight, as well as larger ...

Advice groups criticise rushed legislation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... called the legislation "rushed" and said it was likely to result in poorer outcomes for Australians. TAA chief executive Neil Macdonald said: "We are very concerned that rushed legislation may result in poorer outcomes for everyday Australians." TAA ...

Sargon clouds OneVue results

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
OneVue has made a provision to write down its Sargon receivable by $26 million to just $3.9 million, dragging its first half bottom line to $27 million in losses after tax. OneVue confirmed that Sargon-appointed voluntary administrators are looking ...

OneVue recoups $4.36m from Sargon

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
OneVue Holdings has sold Sequoia shares which it took control of earlier this month from a Sargon subsidiary. Now, it's scouting buyers for Madison Financial Group. The Sequoia shares fetched OneVue net proceeds of $4.36 million (or about 18 cents a ...

De Ferrari unaware of legal action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... (AMPFPA) said it is anticipating a class action will be filed on behalf of its members later this month. AMPFPA chief executive Neil Macdonald told Financial Standard law firm Corrs has been speaking to advisers who have expressed interest in quantifying ...

AMPFPA action progresses, associations merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... month, as it gears up to merge with the Hillross Advisers Association. Speaking to Financial Standard, AMPFPA chief executive Neil Macdonald said the filing of the action was delayed by a High Court decision in December around how class actions are funded ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus has gone viral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... incubation period could be about a week, with infected individuals possibly being contagious while showing mild or no symptoms. Neil Ferguson, an Imperial College epidemiologist, estimated that 4,000 were infected by January 18. Jonathan Read, of Lancaster ...