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Gold lifts as US, Iran tensions escalate

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... to an almost seven-year high, with investors turning to bullion, mining shares and gold-backed ETFs to safeguard their wealth. Fuel was added to gold's fire after US President Donald Trump threatened to attack Iranian cultural sites if Tehran carried ...

YBR exits wealth, sells for $2.5 million

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
Mark Bouris' Yellow Brick Road is shuttering its wealth business to focus on mortgages, entering into a sale agreement for a sum of approximately $2.5 million. YBR Wealth's share of rights to the recurring revenue streams derived from its wealth advice ...

The super choice of the super wealthy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JAN 2020
... identifying Australia's top premium brands and concluded that UniSuper was the fund of choice for the nations' high-net wealth consumers. The super fund ranked seventh on the top-10 premiums brands list. This follows UniSuper ranking second in ...

IOOF continues leadership reshuffle

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... senior management review initiated by new chief executive Renato Mota earlier this year has finally come to an end, with the wealth manager set to appoint a new chief financial officer and general counsel as the incumbents prepare to depart. Current ...

What you read in 2019: Financial advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... to be remembered as one financial advisers would rather forget. We've seen the major institutions restructure their wealth functions, with many heading for the exit. We've seen the banning of grandfathered commissions and continued reduction ...

No joy in the advice world this Christmas

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... the financial services industry and were the architects of the damage uncovered by Hayne - they are now unwinding their wealth and insurance divisions at great cost to their shareholders, industry and the tax payer," Daniels said. He added that the greatest ...

Advice group appoints director

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... director at Centrepoint Alliance, joining the group from 1 January 2020. Centrepoint chair Alan Fisher said Beard will bring a wealth of experience to the board. Beard "brings extensive experience in delivering value to shareholders across a broad spectrum ...

Former Goldman Sachs exec charged over $62m bribery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... Goldman Sachs managing director Tim Leissner has been charged with bribery in relation to the high profile 1MDB sovereign wealth scandal. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has brought charges against Leissner for allegedly engaging in a corruption ...

Dealer group boosts compliance team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
A privately-owned dealer group has strengthened its compliance capabilities with a hire from MLC Wealth. Lifespan Financial Planning has appointed Anna Mirzoyan to the newly created role of compliance and technical officer. In her new role, Mirzoyan ...

Ord Minnett chief resigns

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
Ord Minnett has confirmed its chief executive has resigned from his role at the helm of the wealth management giant, after leading the firm for 10 years. Tim Gunning joined Ord Minnett in 2009 as chief executive and managing director and was responsible ...