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MGP partners with advice firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
Managed Accounts Holdings is adding $160 million in funds to its new MDA Service offering through a new partnership. Independent financial advice firm Bennett & Co has implemented the platform's MDA Service after a competitive review process to support ...

Aurora repays stolen $1 million

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
Aurora Funds Management has repaid the $1 million misappropriated from its Buy-Write Income Trust (AUP). The money, which Aurora traced to SIV Asset Management (SAM), formerly known as Aurora Funds Limited, was fully repaid into AUP. In addition, Aurora ...

Pre-retirees confident about nest egg: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
Financial Standard's latest spot poll reveals its readers are fairly confident and optimistic they will have more than enough money upon retiring. More than half (60%) of respondents are confident they will not experience any financial shortfall. One-in-four ...

Milliman hires for greater adviser exposure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
A former head of adviser solutions at Morningstar Australasia is taking on a newly created role at Milliman. Andrew Whelan has been appointed as director, adviser services at the actuarial firm. He will be responsible for spearheading the development ...

2018 FICAP 'Who Wants to be a Rockstar' raises over $300k

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
Research analyst by day, Rockstar by night. George Hadja from Montgomery Investment Management took home the coveted 2018 Rockstar of the Year Award at an industry fundraiser organised by the Finance Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) in Sydney ...

CBA and AUSTRAC agree to mediate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
At the request of both parties, the Federal Court has referred the proceedings between CBA and AUSTRAC to mediation. The Court's decision also requires AUSTRAC to file and serve any reply to CBA's amended response by April 6 and set a timetable for ...

ASIC closes doors on Storm charges with two fines

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
Nearly a decade after ASIC began its investigation into Storm Financial, two directors have been fined $70,000 each for breach of duties. Emmanuel and Julie Cassimatis were previously disqualified from managing corporations for seven years. When they ...

Don't fear the inflation reaper: Capital Group

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
Capital Group investment director Andy Budden believes if you have the requisite experience with different economic cycles, a moderately inflationary environment can be good for equity investors. Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, Budden discussed ...

O'Dwyer flags government intervention on insurance in super code

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
The Revenue and Financial Services Minister said the Federal Government is prepared to take matters into its own hands because superannuation funds still aren't doing enough to stop life insurance premiums unduly eroding retirement savings. Kelly O'Dwyer ...

Mercer appoints head of superannuation

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
Mercer has named its new head of superannuation for the Pacific region. Darren Stevens joins Mercer from Bravura Solutions, where he was director, product management and strategy for five years. Before that his roles have included Bravura's head of ...