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Xplore continues hunt for chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... update, confirming the appointment of a new chief executive is still pending. David Heather stepped down in February on "mutual terms" after four years in the top job. Since then, former chair Don Sharp has been in the acting chief executive role. In ...

FPA launches Tinder for advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... are instantly notified that eligible consumers who match their criteria are interested in financial advice. If there's a mutual interest, clients and advisers can message each other. The FPA says that Match My Planner aims to facilitate open conversations ...

Managed investment scheme operator AFSL canned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... Sydney-based managed investment scheme operator was cancelled by ASIC. The corporate regulator cancelled the licence of Australian Mutual, which operated a number of investment schemes. The cancellation allows Australian Mutual to provide services which ...

State Street cops $125m penalty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... not agreed to pay," SEC Boston Regional Office director Paul G. Levenson said. "Fund expenses make a big difference to mutual fund investors and advisers; they have a right to receive honest information about what they're paying for." Without admitting ...

KPMG names life insurance lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... superannuation and risk management at AMP. Blight-Johnston also served as the managing director for AMP Life and the National Mutual Life Association of Australasia (NMLA), where she led the development of insurance and superannuation products. She also ...

Instos flex influence over investee companies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... Monash Business School finds. About 275 Australian institutional investors, the majority of which work in the super and mutual fund sectors, believe the larger the stake in the company the greater the influence. The majority of respondents (more than ...

Vanguard lowers fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... ongoing fee reductions highlight how investors benefit from Vanguard's scale and international funds - as well as the mutual ownership structure in the US. Commenting, Vanguard head of product and marketing Evan Reedman said: "Vanguard takes a lot ...

Advice group hires national practice manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... to work closely with Lifespan's network of more than 180 advisers in these challenging times to support them through mutual understanding and solutions to achieve growth."

Regional Australia Bank and Holiday Coast merge

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... non-financial benefits to members of both organisations. Additionally, it will also help preserve a strong and sustainable mutual financial institution in regional Australia," Olrich said. "We are excited by the prospect of value that this merger will ...

Calastone blockchain goes live

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
The global funds network that has transacted for over 1100 funds in its Australian network has gone live with blockchain-powered infrastructure. Calastone has migrated 1800 customers from 41 markets to the new distributed market infrastructure (DMI). ...