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Long-serving Platinum portfolio manager departs

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
A portfolio manager at Platinum Asset Management will step down from his role after 15 years with the firm. Simon Trevett joined Platinum in 2002 and currently co-manages the Platinum International Brands Fund with Jamie Halse, who will now take on ...

Fintech investment needs balance: APRA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
The financial services sector should not be tempted by "shiny new [fintech] toys", and must continue to invest in maintenance of core technology, says APRA chairman Wayne Byres. Speaking at the A50 Australian Economic Forum in Sydney on Friday, Byres ...

FPA expels and fines dishonest member

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
The Financial Planning Association Conduct Review Commission Disciplinary Panel has expelled financial adviser Darren Tindall and issued a fine of $16,000. In a determination handed down on 10 February, the CRC decided to expel Tindall of PWM Advice ...

Challenger hails major retirement partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
Straight off the back of announcing record annuity sales of $2.2 billion in its half-year results, Challenger is partnering with an international investment manager to develop a global bond product for Australian retirees. The new partnership with Standard ...

Couples can benefit more than singles in SMSFs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
This Valentine's Day, as you stare across the table at your loved one, you may want to ask if they're ready to join you in a self-managed superannuation fund. It may not sound as exciting as buying a house together or signing up for a joint bank account ...

Pacific Current Group calls EGM for restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
Multi-boutique asset manager Pacific Current Group will hold an extraordinary general meeting on March 15 to implement a major restructure of its business. The goal of the restructure, originally announced in December, is to make the global and ASX-listed ...

Lifted by external demand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
Though below market expectations, the Japanese economy managed to stay afloat, up 0.2% (1% annualised rate) in the fourth quarter of last year that followed a 0.3% (1.4% annualized) increase in the three months ended September. This marked the fourth ...

KISS selects SMSF compliance software provider

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
Keep It Simple Super (KISS) will now use Simple Fund 360 and CAS 360 as its self-managed superannuation administration and corporate compliance software solutions. Both products are owned by BGL Corporate Solutions, whose managing director Ron Lesh ...

Females and Gen Y expecting less

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
Australian women's expectation of a well-paid job earns $14,000 less a year than that of a man's. Research commissioned by NAB shows Australian men consider a salary of $127,271 as being well-paid, yet their female counterparts are happy to settle for ...

Landmark advice reforms pass Senate

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
The wealth management industry was overwhelming in its support of the Senate passing two significant reforms aimed at strengthening consumer confidence in the financial planning and life insurance sectors. Both pieces of legislation were passed unchallenged ...