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Advice not just compliance: Centrepoint

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
Centrepoint Alliance chief executive John de Zwart has called out advisers who focus on regulatory compliance without considering client satisfaction. He argued that licensees and practices are obsessed with "[their] own processes rather than the needs ...

ASIC seeks more bans in SMSF advice crackdown

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... theft or fraud. There can also be significant tax penalties for those trustees of SMSFs who get it wrong." SMSF Owners' Alliance executive director Duncan Fairweather commented on ASIC's ongoing investigation, saying that he "fully supports ASIC's crackdown ...

AB appoints institutional MD

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
AllianceBernstein (AB) has appointed a managing director for the institutional side of the business, the Australia Client Group. Jeremy Browne will report to AB chief executive in Australia and New Zealand Jen Driscoll, the company confirmed. Browne ...

Institutions and independents tackling risk reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... hybrid commission structure. At the same time, members of Australia's largest independent adviser network, Centrepoint Alliance, have voted near-unanimously in favour of using hybrid and level commissions. While Centrepoint hasn't yet clarified the specifics ...

Volcker Alliance proposes new US regulator system

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... triggered the GFC, US policy makers are still debating how the US regulatory system should be restructured. The Volcker Alliance, a non-partisan regulatory think tank comprising former senior regulators and led by former US Federal Reserve Chair Paul ...

AB managing director joins Dimensional

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
AB's managing director of institutional marketing and former country head Ross Kent has joined Dimensional Fund Advisors after more than a decade with the global asset manager. He joins the fund manager and research house as a regional director in Sydney ...

Perpetual partners The Fold to help accountants

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
Perpetual Private has announced a new partnership program for independent accountants. The new program offers accountants the opportunity to "partner with trusted organisations to retain their independence and extend their advisory capabilities," Perpetual ...

VicSuper awards $100 million mandate to AB

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
AllianceBernstein has been awarded a $100 million mandate from VicSuper for its Emerging Consumer strategy. "The Emerging Consumer strategy will diversify our emerging-market equities exposure. We were impressed by the product's uniqueness," said VicSuper ...

Meat industry super hands mandate to AB

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
The Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund has selected AllianceBernstein's Managed Volatility Equities Fund to reduce member portfolio volatility. MEIST chose the AB fund because it invests primarily in Australian equities and aims to reduce ...

AMP Capital steps into Japanese infra market

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... international chief executive Anthony Fasso said. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUTB) formed a capital alliance with AMP Capital in 2011 and is a silent partner in the company. "AMP Capital has been investing in infrastructure globally ...