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Government fintech agenda spotlights microbanking

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... increased consumer choice and jobs growth in financial services." Speaking to Financial Standard, KnowIT chief executive Wayne Wilson said that while he welcomed many of the changes to the treatment of fintech companies, he was concerned about how those ...

Advice practices need succession plan: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... practices aren't on as solid a foundation as they might first appear to be," Bell said. knowITdigital chief executive Wayne Wilson said: "What has become clear in the latest report is that the areas that will most impact a practice's success are investment ...

Perennial loses Century LIC mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... with Perennial Value Management, appointing a new investment manager as part of a major restructure. In Perennial's stead, Wilson Asset Management will now be Century's investment manager. As part of this change, WAM chief investment officer Chris Stott ...

WAM Capital buys unlisted company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
Listed investment company WAM Capital, managed by Wilson Asset Management, is acquiring an unlisted investment company with net assets worth $25.5 million. It will issue 13,246,376 new shares under the terms of the deal on or before 19 April, calculated ...

Hunter Hall LIC chair ousted

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... Global Value (HHV) has been removed from the board following a tense extraordinary general meeting yesterday. In February, Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson lodged a requisition of shareholdings meeting to remove HHV's board and appoint three ...

Mobile education drives advice professionalism

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... knowITdigital CPD offerings, providing advisers with education resources from Monarch that can be accessed via their smartphone. Wilson said this marks knowITdigital's first step into the training and professional development space, recognising an opportunity ...

Former adviser cops ASIC reprimand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... financial services for four years as part of an enforceable undertaking by ASIC. The regulator determined that Anthony Wilson had failed to comply with financial services laws between 30 July 2007 and 30 June 2013, and the advice he provided did not ...

Prospectus lodged for ethically screened LIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... business Ascalon Capital Managers, which owns one third of Morphic, to invest $5 million in the IPO. LIC pioneer Geoff Wilson will also invest $1.1 million and will be introducing MEC to shareholders in the Wilson Asset Management LIC stable. In a white ...

Plato launches income-focused LIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
Plato Investment Management is establishing its first listed investment company, responding to investor demand. The initial public offering for Plato Income Maximiser Limited (ASX:PL8) allows Australian investors to access an actively managed, diversified ...

Hunter Hall LIC board prepares for April fight

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... The future of Hunter Hall Global Value's current board is in doubt ahead of the April EGM where shareholders will vote on Wilson Asset Management's proposal to replace them. From HHV chair Paul Jensen's perspective, though, WAM's proposal is unlikely ...