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ASIC needs to focus on prevention, not cure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
ASIC needs to work directly with the advice industry and develop more proactive regulation, according to Affinia chair Steve Helmich. Speaking on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Helmich said that ASIC's role is to ensure favourable ...

ClearView adds annuities to wrap

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
Challenger and CommInsure annuities have been added to ClearView Wealth's wrap platform. Selected annuities from both providers have been available to advisers using the platfom from 1 July. Changes driven by feedback from advisers have also been made ...

ClearView appoints three new BDMs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
ClearView Wealth has appointed three new business development managers (BDMs), as the group positions itself for further growth. James Blanton has been appointed BDM NSW/ACT, Nick Dowling BDM VIC/TAS and Richard Monroe BDM QLD. Blanton joins ClearView ...

NAB responds to ASIC market manipulation allegations

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
NAB has responded to ASIC commencing legal proceedings for the bank's alleged "unconscionable conduct and market manipulation." ASIC's concerns relate to the setting of the bank bill swap reference rate (BBSW) from 2010 to 2012; the regulator previously ...

Life insurance adviser group hits out at FSC priorities

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
The Life Insurance Customer Group has criticised the Financial Service Council's statement of policy priorities, arguing customers will be "worse off" if the Life Insurance Framework goes ahead. The group, formed in 2015 to give life insurance advisers ...

VFMC appoints risk manager from AIA

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
The Victorian Funds Management Corporation has appointed an investment compliance and risk manager from AIA Australia. Adam Swanwick held the role of compliance manager at AIA from March 2013. Prior to that, he was a senior compliance manager at Financial ...

ClearView's majority shareholder considering sell-off

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
ClearView has announced in a trading update that it has appointed Morgan Stanley to evaluate its options following the news that a private equity firm is considering selling its 53% stake in the company. ClearView's board is aware that Crescent Capital ...

New ETFs launched to cater for BOJ stimulus

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
Japan's fund management industry is launching exchange traded funds to cater specifically for the central bank's massive monetary easing programme. Three new "physical and human capital" ETFs are designed solely for the Bank of Japan, which needs fresh ...

AZ NGA signs twelfth firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
AZ Next Generation Advisory has signed a binding sale and purchase agreement to acquire the entire capital of its twelfth firm. Sterling Planners was established in 1997 and currently services clients from North Sydney. The firm offers clients a full ...

AZ NGA acquires Fortnum-aligned advice group

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
AZ Next Generation Advisory has acquired a Sydney-based Fortnum-aligned advice group. Priority Advice Group (PAG), located in Chatswood, was founded in 1987 by Russel Marx and Alan Krowitz. Its leadership team, including managing director Larry Fingleson ...