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New WA boss for Macquarie Capital

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... director of Gresham Advisory Partners in Perth and before that, a partner in the mergers and acquisitions group of national law firm Freehills, which is now called Herbert Smith Freehills.

New Westpac director to start in Feb

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
Former chairman of Allens law firm, Ewen Crouch will start as an independent non-executive director on Westpac Banking Corporation's board from February this year. Crouch has headed Allens' board since 2009, and is recognised as one of Australia's best ...

Advisers at risk over asset-based fees

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
... options can be managed if the adviser remains true to their fiduciary duty, Richard Batten, financial services partner at law firm Minter Ellison, told Financial Standard. While Batten said that ASIC would come down hard on anyone misleading clients ...

NZ Super fund kicks out companies

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
Three construction companies have been kicked out of the $20 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund's investment portfolio for allegedly breaking international laws in Palestine. Listed companies Africa Israel and its subsidiary Danya Cebus, Elbit ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
The Australian sharemarket is set for a flat start when it opens on Thursday after Wall Street closed steady despite earlier gains on new measures from the US Federal Reserve to boost the US economy. Wall Street was higher but fell in the last hour ...

Pension funds reckless on climate risk: Hewson

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... result," Hewson, also a former Reserve Bank economist said. In October this year the AOPD released a report authored by global law firm Baker & McKenzie which said this gap between understanding and action could leave pension fund trustees open to legal ...

ASIC eyes off researchers

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... rating. "If standards don't improve ASIC will revisit the regulation of research report providers and consider whether specific law reform is needed," he said. A conflict of interest could happen if a research provider uses an "issuer pays" business ...

Insto's ignoring climate change

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... this technology will perform exceptionally well," he said. In October this year AODP put out a report researched by global law firm Baker & McKenzie that said super fund trustees' fiduciary duty means they could be held legally responsible for losses ...

Advisers must gravitate from engagement to guidance: Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
Scaled advice is one of the most obvious paths towards success in a brave new world of financial planning, said Mercer's advice industry leader. The financial planning industry has failed to recognise what people want in the past, and needs to offer ...

Ex-Kangaroo and Storm adviser banned for non-compliance

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
ASIC has permanently banned a former Storm Financial Ltd financial adviser from providing any financial services after it found he had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and failed to comply with financial services laws. Walter John (Wally) ...