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Dover advisers turn orphans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... investigation into the dealer group - often referred to as a licensee of last resort - commenced in 2017 with a particular focus on its client protection policy. That client protection policy formed a large part of McMaster's grilling at the Royal ...

Phone life insurance sales 'hawking' customers: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
The financial services Royal Commission exposed more boiler room sales tactics of call centre staff selling life insurance which drove poor behaviour and a sales-driven culture, and effectively breached anti-hawking provisions. Select AFSL managing ...

Mercantile takeover of private equity fund moves ahead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
Mercantile OFM is moving towards the acquisition of all shares in a private equity-focused listed investment company (LIC). In an announcement to the ASX, IPE directors unanimously recommended shareholders accept the offer in the absence of a superior ...

HSBC quietly exits financial advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... Supporting the China-led Belt and Road Initiative and a low carbon economy is also on the agenda. In Australia, HSBC said it will focus on growing its presence via retail banking and wealth management by offering services such as online share trading ...

Aviva Investors appoints Asia institutional sales head

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... Managers' head of consultant relations and the head of sovereign wealth funds and central banks (Asia), insto sales. He will focus on building new partnerships and strengthening existing relationships with institutional investors such as sovereign ...

Franklin Templeton appoints two distribution heads

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... promoted the head of its Australian alternatives business to the head of institutional and alternatives. Felicity Walsh will focus on delivering the investment capabilities, including K2 Advisors. Teh and Walsh will report to FTI Australian managing ...

MLC Life recruits head of underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... customers to purchase life cover. "This will reduce the number of requests for further evidence, and allow our underwriters to focus on more complex cases. We expect 25% more customers will no longer require manual underwriting as a result of the new ...

US investment giant acquires global fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
One of the largest investment managers in the US now owns a 60% interest in a global ESG-focused fund manager with operations in Australia. Federated Investors, a $534 billion fund manager and SMA provider, has paid $440 million for a majority stake ...

Catholic Super appoints CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... well as a financial planning company and a bank dedicated to the Master Trust's super members. She will have a strong focus on asset allocation, equities and alternative assets. She will also take responsibility for Catholic Super in areas of strategy ...

Prime Financial boosts wealth focus

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
Prime Financial Group is ramping up its wealth management focus and stepping away from minority interests in accounting firms. The ASX-listed firm said this is part of a strategy to increase its exposure in wealth management by concentrating on its ...