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Dalton Nicol Reid appoints CEO from JBWere

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
Dalton Nicol Reid has appointed former JBWere executive Robert White as its new head of distribution and chief executive after the resignation of company co-founder earlier this year. In January, Harley Dalton, the co-founder of the Queensland-based ...

PC calls for overhaul of public infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
The Productivity Commission (PC) has recommended a "comprehensive overhaul" of Australia's public infrastructure following the release a draft report on the topic. The report, which runs for nearly 600 pages, covers issues such as funding new projects ...

BT arms planners with tablets to improve advice

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
BT Financial Group will release almost 1,000 tablets to bank financial planners and planner assistants working at Westpac, St.George, Bank of Melbourne and BankSA. The tablets will have a digital version of the group's 'Your World' tool which was designed ...

FOS model outdated, in need of major change

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... processes. "FOS is still perceived by some stakeholders as somewhat bureaucratic, defensive and unresponsive," CRN said in a 150-page report. Stakeholders described the FOS as "slow" and "insufficient," with financial services providers saying that FOS ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... Passport might not get off the ground andA we speak to MetLife Australia's head of distribution Michael Goodall for our back page profile. You can read these articles on your iPad by downloading Financial Standard iPadA(C) app free from the App store ...

SunSuper creates investment operations role

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
SunSuper has appointed Lounarda David to the newly created investment operations manager role. David will be responsible for managing and monitoring SunSuper's investments. She has more than 29 years' experience in the financial services industry, specialising ...

Insync Fund Management appoints senior analyst

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
Insync Fund Management, an independently owned global equity manager based in Sydney, has appointed Nitesh Patel as a senior investment analyst and assistant portfolio manager. Patel works within Insync's flagship international equities fund, Global ...

Financial Adviser convicted of 'tombstoning': ASIC

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has convicted Pavan Vyas for dishonest conduct after pleading guilty to 'tombstoning'. In August 2013, Vyas pleaded guilty to two charges of dishonest conduct after 'tombstoning', which involves ...

K2 AM launches International Fund

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
K2 Asset Management early this month launched the K2 International Opportunities Fund, a high conviction global equity fund. The fund hopes to leverage off the success of the existing K2 Select International Fund, which posted an annual compound return ...

GPS Wealth launches a new MDA

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
Independently-owned dealer group GPS Wealth (GPS) has introduced a Managed Discretionary Account (MDA) which it said would cut investment fees in half. GPS also said it would transition away from wrap platforms and master trusts. According to GPS Wealth ...