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National Stock Exchange names new chief executive

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... heralded for his wealth of experience and education. "John holds academic qualifications in engineering (University of Western Australia), law, and enterprise (University of Melbourne), with a broad understanding of international regulatory regimes as ...

Desktop Broker hires senior sales exec

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... and Powerwrap. Richard Carr will oversee Desktop Broker's new adviser support model in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. He was most recently a business development manager at Xplore Wealth. Prior to that he spent nine years ...

First State Super and WA Super in merger talks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... is the industry fund for teachers, nurses and carers and WA Super is the default fund for local government employees in Western Australia. First State Super and its financial planning business StatePlus has had a presence in WA for many years with nearly ...

Fidelity sweeps Morningstar Australia Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... named the overall fund manager of the year, beating Pinnacle boutique Hyperion Asset Management and Legg Mason boutique Western Asset Management. "[The award is] due to its impressive lineup of strategies that consistently outperform peers and indices ...

Wells Fargo coughs up $4.5 billion

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... often without their consent or under false pretences, with little regard to their needs and wellbeing. US Attorney for the Western district of North Carolina, Andrew Murray, said the settlement with Wells Fargo goes far beyond the "cost of doing business". ...

Franklin Templeton to acquire Legg Mason

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... support to continue building on their strong track records," she said. Legg Mason's investment affiliates - including Western Asset and ClearBridge Investments - will be able to leverage Franklin Templeton's global infrastructure and ongoing ...

Bonds not out of the game

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... surprising for many readers who assume bonds are not only boring, but they don't return much," Todd said. Legg Mason Western Asset Macro Opportunities Bond Fund saw a return of 15.94% last year, followed by Coolabah Active Composite Bond Strategy ...

Responsible entity declares insolvency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... Investment Management. The move follows ASIC's action last week against Theta and its managing director in relation to a Western Australian property investment vehicle, Sterling Income Trust. ASIC's action is completely removed from the Australian Corporate ...

ASIC winds up alleged unregistered scheme

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... scheme. The regulator said it has filed an application seeking leave to apply for further orders in the Federal Court in Western Australia to wind up the alleged unregistered managed investment scheme, and a related company, operated by Chris Marco. ...

ASIC launches action against AFSL, director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
ASIC has commenced action in the Federal Court in Western Australia focused on the promotion and management of the Sterling Income Trust. The regulator said the action is against Theta Asset Management, an Australian financial services licensee and ...