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Regulator bans adviser for seven years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... issuer of the insurance to the client less his own expenses and to have created insurance application forms, client file notes and profiles and statements of advice containing false information. At the time of the offences Gunner was a representative ...

Personal security concerns reach new high: Unisys

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... impact on themselves and their customers in order to gain and maintain that trust. "Consumer trust is very fragile," Kendall notes. He adds that organisations looking to move more of their transactions online can use innovative security measures as a ...

VanEck launches floating rate ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... VanEck Vectors Australian Floating Rate ETF, trading under the code FLOT, is based on a portfolio of Australian floating rate notes (FRNs), or short-term bonds with variable coupons tied to an interest-rate benchmark. The ETF is derived from the Bloomberg ...

Actor linked to Malaysian pension fund scandal

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... highlighting that "it is not a party to the civil lawsuit nor has it been contacted by the DoJ in relation to this matter." "1MDB notes that the civil lawsuit does not contain any appendices with documentary proof or witness statements to support the ...

Centrepoint to deliver efficiency via tech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... the advice process with recordable video meetings and recordable document signing online, providing an alternative to file notes." McDonnell added: "It is the responsibility of the dealer group to help advisers service their clients more effectively ...

Super funds not future ready: Mercer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
... goal. Funds should look at the opportunities and cost-benefits of strategic member growth and retention plans, though Mercer notes the big challenge will be how to invest in growth and retention while maintaining brand, connection with members, and trusteeship ...

World Vision soft launches investment fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... range of financial instruments from endowment and grants through to loans, impact investments, impact bonds, convertible notes and venture equity, the job advertisement said. The fund will officially launch its simplest products by the end of the year ...

Rising yields benefit active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... instruments best-suited to different interest rate environments, he said.One option available is investing in floating rate notes which have minimal duration risk. "If you or your clients believe rates will indeed rise, a floating rate note will take ...

Former adviser launches sustainable trading platform

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... invest in line with their values. "We're making it easier for anyone to put their money where their heart is." Culver also notes that it's a "win-win" as "investing in sustainable business is a better long-term investment performing up to three times ...

First home buyers: Devil is in the detail for super funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... Rodwell-Ball slammed the policy as "logistically impossible" to implement by 1 July 2017 in a "cost-effective manner". He also notes the various complexities and administrative infrastructure costs which funds will now incur. Rodwell-Balll also raised ...