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Financial services companies owe consumers $15m compensation

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... increase from the September quarter and, according to the FOS, "was caused by the liquidation of a single financial advisory firm being unable to meet its obligations in respect of six determinations totalling almost $1.8million." A total of 174 individuals ...

AMP's Hillross crowns best advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... achieve financial freedom was a stand-out for the judging panel," Guggenheimer said. Southbank Financial Services won Advisory Firm of the Year for demonstrating the highest standards of professionalism, operational excellence and client service. Led ...

Rothschild nabs Lazard director for infrastructure role

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
Corporate financial advisory firm Rothschild has appointed a former Lazard executive director to the role of infrastructure, utilities and transport director. Jeremy Bostock's appointment comes as Australian state and federal governments continue to ...

State Street partners with wealth management tech provider

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
State Street and FNZ Australia have formed a partnership giving State Street's Australian clients access to FNZ's wealth management technology solutions. The combined solution brings together FNZ's global platform technologies and State Street's custody ...

New Fortnum advice business targeting accountants

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
Independently-owned advisory firm Fortnum Financial Group has launched a new business targeting accountants aiming to become licenced to provide financial advice. Fortnum Professional Strategies will provide class of product licensing as well as education ...

UK advice giant deVere enters Australia

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... prove to be deVere Group's biggest market. The company has ambitions to become the largest independent financial advisory firm in the region within a matter of years. Once the office in Melbourne has been established, the company will look to open offices ...

Paradigm acquires Melbourne-based practice

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
Melbourne-based advisory firm Paradigm Wealth Management has almost doubled its funds under advice to $350 million following the acquisition of independent planning practice, Portfolio Managers. The acquisition, which was completed recently following ...

SEC adviser exams could cost US$310m

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
A US study has found that improved investment adviser examination requirements could cost their funds industry US$310 million. Training consultant 'RIA in a Box' released its analysis last week following sentiment that a Bill before Congress to 'user ...

CBA looks for plaintiffs to assist in remediation process

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... and a member of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's Consumer Consultative Committee (ACCCCCC). Advisory firm McGrathNicol has been appointed as independent forensic expert and his role will be "to help establish a robust process to independently ...

Frontier makes three key appointments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... fit. And not just ensuring a fit within Frontier, but by extension with our clients as well. "As an independent advisory firm with our roots in the 'profit-for-members' space, we have a natural calibration with our client's values and philosophies. To ...