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New super fund to launch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... up members during the final quarter of 2019. Speaking to Financial Standard previously, Xplore chief executive Michael Wright made it clear that his business plan for the ASX-listed company involved expanding Aracon's offering.

J.P. Morgan wins custody mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... program mentioned in the update, Xplore will be moving to one custodian for all our offers," Xplore chief executive Michael Wright said. "J.P. Morgan was selected after a rigorous request for information and due diligence process. Moving to one custodian ...

Platform ends year with hiring spree

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... investment consultant at Mercer and previously worked at OneVue, Diversa and BT. In a note from chief executive Michael Wright, Xplore said it is in the final stages of an upgrade to its business model. "These high calibre hires join a team that has ...

Platform appoints TPB director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... Future2 Foundation. Xplore Wealth got a new chief executive this year, former general manager of BT Financial Advice Michael Wright. The company's most recent annual general meeting involved hints at expansion plans and its first quarterly results ...

Platform hints at aggressive expansion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
The first quarterly results under Xplore Wealth's new chief executive Michael Wright are out and he has hinted at an expansion plan for all of the firm's businesses, including adding more sub-plans to its superannuation offering. Xplore's ...

New distribution head for listed platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... Wilsons Advisory Stockbroking. Her appointment rounds out a number of recent executive appointments for Xplore - Michael Wright, former head of advice at BT Financial Group, joined as chief executive while Bruce Hawkins was named chief financial officer. ...

BT advice boss lands new role

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
... Royal Commission hearings last year, will lead an ASX-listed managed accounts provider for a $500,000 base salary. Michael Wright will join Xplore Wealth (formerly Managed Accounts Holdings) effective September 9, as the company ends its six-month-long ...

BTFG will pay back grandfathered commissions to customers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... instead of retaining it, the Financial Services Council Summit heard. BT Financial Group general manager advice Michael Wright told Financial Standard the exact form in which the clients will receive the payout is not yet clear. However, Wright said ...

Royal Commission can only mean more red tape: Poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... of 2018. It was the first executive scalp from the Royal Commission. BT Financial Group advice general manager Michael Wright spoke was quizzed about the industry's sales culture, saying this had moved on from its heights some decades ago. Financial ...

Westpac obscured bad adviser reference check

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... of his clients to invest in the same NAB hybrid securities on the same day. BT Financial Advice general manager Michael Wright told Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr that recommending clients invest in the securities without considering if it was appropriate ...