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Macquarie chiefs embroiled in German investigation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
Macquarie Group executives, including outgoing chief Nicholas Moore and successor Shemara Wikramanayake, are embroiled in a German investigation that alleges the bank was involved in a share-trading scheme. In a statement released to the ASX on Friday ...

VC firm launches new credit fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
A $330 million Australian venture capital firm partnered with an Israeli venture lender to launch a $100 million dedicated credit fund. OneVentures has partnered with Viola Credit - a subsidiary of $3 billion Israeli technology investment group, Viola ...

Schroders chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
The chief executive at Schroders Australia is stepping down after more than a decade at the helm. Greg Cooper will exit the firm at the end of the year and Chris Durack, currently chief executive of Schroders Hong Kong, will return to Australia to assume ...

Adviser Ratings to predict licensees' quality of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
Adviser Ratings is proposing a new rating system for Australia's 1800 financial advice licensees that could potentially predict instances of misconduct. The new system, outlined in a new white paper, will see licensees rated in two ways; the first using ...

BTFG flags platform overhaul

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... fee structure will also be available on the BT Wrap and Asgard eWrap platforms. According to BTFG chief executive Brad Cooper, the new pricing structure is set to provide consistency to advisers and their clients. "The Panorama changes announced today ...

Aussie seniors fear GFC repeat

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
... in retirement when it hit and have been unable to recoup their losses," Challenger chairman of retirement income Jeremy Cooper said. "This, combined with increasing life expectancies, has left many seniors uncertain about the future." As such, achieving ...

Innovators must cooperate: Stone and Chalk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
Fintech incubator Stone and Chalk has launched a national program designed to encourage cooperation between innovators based in its Sydney and Melbourne hubs. The new national program will close down operational silos and increase access to investors ...

Chief economist update: Chinese dragon now a bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? If we're talking about the US and China, it appears that the answer is that the immovable object (China) drops. China's Shanghai Composite index dropped to 2844.51 points from ...

PC puts spotlight on lifecycle super products

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... for members, as this segment of superannuation is "short of anything optimal." Challenger retirement income chair Jeremy Cooper recently told a Sydney event the government is looking at governance around retirement income and isn't overly concentrating ...

Super industry critiques PC draft report

KARREN VERGARA AND STEPHEN FAY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... Commission's draft report at a public hearing held in Sydney this morning. Challenger retirement income chair Jeremy Cooper said he welcomed Draft Recommendation 11 - Guidance for pre-retirees, but a problem by and large is the superannuation industry's ...