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Latest investment scam targets Jersey residents

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
Locals on the island of Jersey are being warned against a company claiming to be an Australian investment firm offering unauthorised financial services. The Jersey Financial Services Commission issued a warning regarding Focus on Market, an organisation ...

Macrovue bets on 5G technology

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
Macrovue's latest offering in thematic investments will give investors exposure to 10 "high-conviction" 5G stocks spread across the world. "5G is a huge investment opportunity because we are going to see a huge structural change all across the world ...

Super funds embrace crowdsourced cybersecurity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
Two of Australia's biggest industry superannuation funds have backed a San Francisco-based crowdsourced cybersecurity startup, taking part in a $33 million capital raise. Hostplus and First State Super have invested in Bugcrowd, a security platform ...

Link signs two industry funds, eyes UK pension admin

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
Fund administration giant Link Group is sizing its opportunity to enter the UK pension market following the successful acquisition of Capita Asset Services and continued growth across the global business. Come 30 June 2018, about half of Link's revenue ...

Sequoia expands advice arm, boosts top line

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
Sequoia Financial Group's advice business delivered strong revenue in the six months to December thanks to two acquisitions and a restructure of its operations. Sequoia Wealth Group saw revenue jump 39% to $3.9 million, while adviser numbers rose 15% ...

2018: The year of scaled advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
The scaled financial advice offering at a $66 billion industry superannuation fund is experiencing significant growth due to increased demand from younger members. According to UniSuper, demand for its scaled advice offering has increased more than ...

KPMG sells $2bn super admin business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
KPMG has entered into an agreement to sell its superannuation administration business, which has about $2 billion in funds under management. KPMG Superannuation Services was established in 1989, initially for a single superannuation fund client. This ...

IOOF licensee launches MDA solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
An IOOF-aligned dealer group is introducing a new managed discretionary account service to its adviser network. Lonsdale Financial Group has launched Managed Portfolio Service on the Asset Administrator platform, its white label of BT Panorama. The ...

Bell FG flags US expansion

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
ASX-listed Bell Financial Group announced a strong full-year performance and flagged it is close to opening a US office. The stockbroking, investment and financial advisory firm's funds under advice, comprising cash, fixed income, superannuation, margin ...

Former wealth group chief joins Macrovue

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
AMP-supported fintech Macrovue has appointed a wealth management veteran as its new chief executive. Rod Bristow joins Macrovue in the lead role from Infocus, where he was managing director and chief executive for five years. Before that, he was national ...