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IMA provider signs white label deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
A leading provider of individually managed accounts is creating a bespoke solution for a Perth financial planning business. Lawrence Wealth has inked a deal with Implemented Portfolios to white label its individually managed account offering - the second ...

ASIC seeks Deloitte to liquidate SMSF business

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
ASIC applied to the Federal Court to appoint a Deloitte partner to liquidate a Perth-based self-managed super fund business. The regulator commenced proceedings against Superfunded - along with sole director Max Goldenberg and sole shareholder Mark ...

Australian Ethical underlying profit dips despite membership surge

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
Australian Ethical's underlying profit after tax fell by 5% in the half year to 31 December 2017 despite a 23% boost in superannuation membership to 37,699. This profit figure - $2.157 million - was actually up 282% on the prior corresponding period ...

Kerr Neilson steps down as Platinum chief

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
Platinum co-founder and chief executive Kerr Neilson will hand over the reins to his successor on July 1. Neilson will remain a member of the Platinum investment team and an executive director on the board. In a letter to Platinum shareholders, Neilson ...

FPA optimistic CFP will get FASEA tick

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia is confident the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority will recognise the Certified Financial Planner designation as a suitable bridging course for existing financial advisers. FPA chair Neil ...

FSC launches asset manager governance regime

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
In response to ongoing scrutiny into the internal governance standards of Australia's asset management industry, the Financial Services Council has commenced its Principles of Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship regime. The FSC heralded the regime ...

Credit Suisse under investigation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
Credit Suisse is being questioned over its hiring practices in Asia Pacific. Credit Suisse disclosed it is "responding to requests" from governmental and regulatory authorities in regards to potential violations of the US' Foreign Corrupt Practices ...

Chief economist update: The yen's on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
Instead of reversing, the yen continued to climb after Japan's Cabinet Office released the country's National Accounts showing that economic growth slowed to an annualised rate of 0.5% in the December quarter from 2.2% in the previous three-month period. ...

IOOF partners with GROW Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
IOOF purchased a minority stake in GROW Super to help the wealth group expand and boost the digital capabilities of its own financial adviser network. IOOF said the partnership will facilitate member engagement with superannuation and the connectivity ...

AFA working to bust FASEA myths

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers has moved to placate its membership under any belief that tertiary degrees completed more than 10 years ago will not be recognised by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. In a statement on its website ...