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AMP appoints advice executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
AMP has chosen a former ANZ executive to fill a key strategic role in its advice business. Luke Symons is joining AMP as the director, channel performance and growth. He will be responsible for strengthening AMP's advice network and the professional ...

Dover exit renews self-licensing calls

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... timeframe for licensing transitions in the wake of Dover's collapse and for ignoring that "Dover's former advisers are small business owners who have staff, families and financial commitments to meet." The problem, of course, is that applying for an ...

Russell Master Trust COO departs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... Link Group in 2013. Nationwide Super joined the alliance in March as part of a move to reduce fees for members and small business owners. "The alliance model allows Nationwide a unique opportunity to reset our cost base, gaining considerable cost advantages ...

NSW fintechs dominate Finnie Awards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... employers in their own right." The awards were presented by Jobs for NSW, and NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Small Business John Barilaro said the increasing role of fintech in driving innovation and growth in the state's financial services sector ...

Industry responds to Dover shutdown

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers will lobby ASIC and the Federal Government to extend the transition period provided to Dover Financial Advisers' authorised representatives in the wake of the dealer group's shock closure. On Friday evening ...

Prospa postpones IPO after consultation with Macquarie, UBS

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... after consultation with joint IPO lead managers UBS and Macquarie. Initially pausing just prior to its listing, the small business lender has confirmed the further postponement of its IPO. In a statement, Prospa said its initial pause was related to ...

Unpaid super reaches $6bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
Industry Super Australia is lobbying the Federal Government to improve proposed laws that further address unpaid superannuation, a figure estimated to be about $5.9 billion as at 2015-16. Speaking to a Senate committee hearing in Canberra on Friday ...

Pengana partners with credit boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
... lenders as well as fintechs. It currently invests in senior and mezzanine debt in assets like short-term mortgages, small business loans, invoice finance, equipment leases, consumer installment loans and customer point-of-sale finance. Pengana says its ...

Australian Ethical divests AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... that we will see all the hearings completed, and in doing so see more from Westpac and NAB - in particular their small business lending - and after that, let's see what comes out of it. That's the plan, but if information arises with the same seriousness ...

Morrison sharpens blockchain, AI agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... sector, "we had hoped to see some measures that would reduce the relative advantage enjoyed by larger banks." "Our small business customers will also be pleased to see an extension of the $20,000 instant asset write-off. This popular policy will continue ...