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Labor asks for bipartisan consensus on FSI super issues

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... Advice (FoFA) legislation in an effort to lift standards in the financial planning industry. Greens' Senator Peter Whish-Wilson said that "the Murray Inquiry recommendations are a big warning sign to the government on their pursuit of weaker consumer ...

Wilson HTM reveals details of business transformation

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
Wilson HTM (WIG) directors have revealed some of the details of the transformation process that the business is going through, including the establishment of a standalone securities business and significant changes to the board of directors. Chairman ...

Questions raised about ANZ and Timbercorp

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... first hearing of the Senate inquiry in forestry managed investment schemes was explosive," Greens' Senator Peter Whish-Wilson told Financial Standard. "I look forward to reading ANZ's full submission very closely when it finally arrives. I will be asking ...

Wilson HTM to split funds management, stockbroking arms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
Wilson HTM has confirmed that it is looking to create a standalone securities business, following the departure of senior investment adviser Michael Tynan last September. The company "is progressing well towards the creation of a standalone securities ...

Opposition wants to postpone vote on FoFA bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... advisors to prey on unsuspecting Australians, as they have in the past." Committee member and Greens' Senator Peter Wish-Wilson tabled a second dissenting report arguing that the FSI is also looking at "consumer protections in the financial industry." ...

How to win family office mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... for in a hedge fund manager. Myer Family Office investment director Miles Collins, Wolf Capital managing director Andrew Wilson, RF Capital investment director John Shin and Marinya's Nick Fairfax all said they don't even consider fund managers without ...

Prominent families back Future Generation philanthropic fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... star fund managers who are providing their services for free. The pro bono support of these fund managers - which include Wilson Asset Management's Geoff Wilson, Paradice Investment Management's David Paradice, LHC Capital's Steve Aboud, Bennelong Australian ...

Senate bill challenges general advice definition

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson has decided to get ahead of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) and is set to table a bill to change the definition of 'general advice.' The Senator will introduce the private member bill today during the Senate sitting ...

Wilson HTM nixes Shaw deal

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
Financial services company Wilson HTM Investment Group (Wilson HTM) will discontinue discussions with rival Shaw Stockbroking over a merger with its stockbroking arm. In a statement to the ASX, Wilson HTM said that: "Despite positive and cordial discussions ...

Government tables FoFA bill in House of Reps

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... year. Unsurprisingly, Greens spokesperson for consumer affairs, competition policy and small business Senator Peter Whish-Wilson said that the FoFA legislation "is aimed at locking into law the dodgy deal that they [the Coalition] have done with Clive ...