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Plato to raise $200 million

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
Plato Investment Management has announced a $200 million entitlement offer for its fund, Plato Income Maximiser (PL8). In response to increasing investor demand for dividend payments as a replacement for their cash and fixed interest income, Plato will ...

Court dismisses Westpac lending practice case

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
The Federal Court has dismissed ASIC's case against Westpac, alleging it breached responsible lending practices for home loans. ASIC alleged that between December 2011 and March 2015, the bank failed to properly assess whether borrowers could meet repayment ...

Chief economist update: Greater than the Great Recession of 2008

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
You know the world's in trouble when the Fed starts contemplating negative interest rates... and then some. "There are other types of policies that probably aren't getting as much analysis. But one is negative interest rate policies. Those are ...

Risk advisory firms merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
Two practices specialising in risk will merge to become an advisory business with about $55 million in premiums under management. MBS Insurance (MBS) and Complete Risk Analysis (CRA) will join forces in a bid to increase scale and improve efficiencies. ...

RWC expands global equities team

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
London-based RWC Partners has expanded its Global Horizon team with the appointment of two new analysts. Benjamin Hall and Nathaniel Clark are RWC's newest additions to its $2.2bn Global Horizon strategy, focusing on investing in a portfolio of global ...

AFA names education award finalists

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
... knowledge". This year's finalists are Kearsten James of Cooper Wealth Management, Joseph Meawad of Trinity Financial Advisers, Ben Nash of Pivot Wealth, and Nicola Schneider of Robina Financial Solutions. The nominees for the award are judged on how ...

Zurich inks exclusive retail distribution deal

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
A Sydney small caps boutique has signed an exclusive retail distribution agreement with Zurich Investments and has also won the mandate to manage Zurich's $60 million small companies fund. Zurich Investments will now be the sole distributor of the ...

Praemium FUA skyrockets

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
Praemium saw funds under administration hit $16.1 billion over the last financial year, thanks largely to its off-platform managed accounts service. The ASX-listed platform's FUA shot up 108% in FY19 as a result of launching the Virtual Managed ...

Former financial adviser charged

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
A former financial adviser who was banned from providing financial services by ASIC in 2018 has been charged with five counts of dishonest conduct. Mark Damion Kawecki has been charged for allegedly using false or misleading information in applications ...

Chief economist update: Global easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
In his outing before the Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on August 9, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe practically gave his nod of approval in Financial Standard 's clear as the crystal ball's ...