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Boutique fund manager names chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
... very experienced teams with long-dated proven performance track records which provides me with great confidence in the future of the business." "MBA is widely respected as a firm with a long history of high integrity and focus on client outcomes, and ...

Schroders acquires majority stake in impact investor

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
... that, through our combined contributions, we can purposefully affect positive change. "They are a blueprint for the future of our industry." BlueOrchard chair Peter A. Fanconi said: "For nearly 20 years it has been BlueOrchard's vision and mission to ...

YouTube fundie called out by FCA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... Bailey has commented on Woodford's actions. In a speech at the FCA's annual public meeting, Bailey commented on the future of financial conduct regulation and used Woodford as an example. "We view incidents like the Woodford affair as an example of this ...

FPA launches Tinder for advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... Pritchitt Partners New Financial Year Event 2019 when he said that the matchmaking tool is part of what he views as the future of financial advice. He added: "We are very excited about this tool and we feel it has the potential to really close the information ...

Adviser association rebrands, grows membership

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... day activities of independent financial advisers." The LICG was formed on the back of the Life Insurance Framework and Future of Financial Advice reforms. At one point, it had over 3000 registered members and 6000 advisers on the mailing list. UFAA's ...

Impact investing under threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
Advocates of impact investing are in fear for the future of the movement, issuing warnings about the dangers of impact-washing. A recent analysis of green themed funds around the globe found 85% make unsubstantiated and misleading impact-related claims ...

MLC faces class action over adviser fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... allegedly levied in order to pay commissions and other fees to advisers. It is alleged these fees were charged after the Future of Financial Advice reforms banned conflicted remuneration for advisers in 2013. Under the grandfathering provisions in those ...

Aberdeen Standard hires retirement head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... transformation areas." Nyilas also spent 10 years at IBM as the firm's global pensions leader, and advised KPMG on the future of its wealth management business across 2014 and 2015.

MetLife appoints new distribution lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... since 2015. The leadership reshuffle comes after MetLife chief executive Richard Nunn established a roadmap for the future of the insurer following his appointment in May this year. Nunn said: "These appointments are a boost to our bench strength in ...

FPA, AFA partner on life insurance

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... representatives and two adviser members each to the eight-person taskforce, with the goal of taking a combined approach to the future of life insurance. AFA chief executive Phillip Kewin said the aim is to create greater understanding of financial advice ...