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Former Mercer director joins MGP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... boutique legal practice Mercer Legal, Pamela McAlister has joined MGP's board of directors. She will also chair its audit, risk and compliance committee. MGP chair Don Sharp said McAlister's expertise will be invaluable if the planned RSE acquisition ...

SMSFA addresses policy hurdles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
SMSF Association executives addressed the regulatory hurdles facing the industry at the Sydney leg of this year's SMSF Association Technical Day. Speaking to the crowded room of SMSF professionals, SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney highlighted ...

Super fund welcomes industry veteran to trustee board

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... ACT Government's investment advisory board and is a member of the General Sir John Monash Foundation's investment, audit and risk committee. Austin is also a commissioner with the NSW Independent Planning Commission. In the past, she has held ...

Financial crime taskforce puts two behind bars

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
The Serious and Financial Crimes Taskforce has helped put two men behind bars for laundering money and evading tax. Anthony Castagna and Robert Agius, both from New South Wales, were sentenced to seven years' imprisonment each. The pair used an ...

ASIC staff to investigate institutions from the inside

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... be used to boost supervision of the superannuation sector to improve transparency and member outcomes by way of enhanced audit and enforcement action measures. About $26 million will be dedicated to accelerating and increasing ASIC's enforcement ...

NULIS names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... non-executive director in December 2017. He is also a member of the MasterKey and Plum investment committee, the risk and audit committee and the successor fund transfer committee. Promnitz serves on a number of boards, including Australian Unity as ...

Productivity Commission proposes more changes to financial advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
The financial advice industry is bracing itself for more proposed changes to approved product lists (APLs), remuneration and terminology following the Productivity Commission's inquiry into the state of competition in Australia's financial system. ...

XPLAN picks up Lumen integration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
IRESS integrated its recently acquired data analytics solution with financial planning software XPLAN. IRESS has made it easier for licensees to identify actual and potential scenarios where advice standards are not being complied with by integrating ...

AFSL launches new IFA dealer service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... infrastructure such as self-branded documents and advice guidelines; quarterly responsible manager symposiums; quarterly file audit services; PD days and conferences; annual AFSL reviews and reports; adviser appointment due diligence; and complaints ...

Pinnacle splashes $50m on acquisitions

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
Pinnacle Investment Management is acquiring a 40% equity stake in a Melbourne boutique founded by former Vanguard executives and is powering towards another acquisition. The multi-boutique manager is paying $4 million for a 40% equity stake in Omega ...