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FASEA busts dishonest education providers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
Several education providers have falsely marketed courses and programs as FASEA approved, despite no such courses existing as yet. The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority said it has obtained confirmation that several education providers ...

IOOF offloads corporate trust business

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... services to the financial services industry is a specialist area that sits outside IOOF's advice-lead wealth management focus and is a stronger strategic fit with Sargon." The AET private trust business, which IOOF is retaining, provides private client ...

CommInsure misled FOS: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... information and delaying the process, the Royal Commission heard yesterday afternoon. Counsel assisting Rowena Orr turned her focus to CBA's life insurance subsidiaries CommInsure and Colonial Mutual Life Assurance (CMLA), with executive general ...

Nikko expands green bond capability

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... for our clients in a fixed income portfolio while also contributing to the preservation of the environment. The investment focus is on sovereign agencies that provide the leading standard of reporting and project selection," Severino said. The green ...

Boutique appoints distribution lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
A $2.1 billion boutique asset manager has appointed a distribution professional who will focus on family offices as the firm continues to expand its team. Warakirri Asset Management is welcoming Stuart Devlin to its Melbourne office. In the newly-created ...

Pengana flags private equity LIT launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
Pengana Capital Group is working with a US$51 billion alternative asset manager to launch a global private equity listed investment trust next year. Pengana enlisted the help of Chicago-based Grosvenor Capital Management to select investments for the ...

ClearView breached anti-hawking law 300k times

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... contacts collectively. Martin factored in an additional 25,000 phone calls customers took. Boiler room sales tactics were the focus of a recent ASIC investigation into the sector, which found direct-to-customer sale practices and products of 11 life ...

The changing face of SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
Self-managed superannuation funds increased allocations to international equities by 30% in the first half of 2018, as well as upped exposure to listed investment companies and trusts in a bid to reach new markets. According to the latest Commsec SMSF ...

Pinnacle expands distribution team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
The $46 billion multi-affiliate investment manager has hired Eaton Vance's Australian lead as it expands its business in Australia and offshore. Duncan Hodnett is joining Pinnacle as a director of institutional distribution in a Sydney-based role. ...

Planning diploma relevant despite FASEA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... client relationship managers and other non-advice roles. "To date, when conversations turn to study and qualifications, all focus and attention has been on the requirements for mature age advisers; the academic demands for new entrants; and ongoing accreditation ...