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Ellerston and Coombe buy Austock stake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... directors' belief in the potential of Austock and is particularly timely given the proposed changes to the savings and wealth industry anticipated to flow from recent changes to superannuation," Barr said.

ASIC takes Westpac to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... without having to pay for comprehensive personal advice and that this will stand as an important test case for the wealth industry. Cooper went further to say the group is disappointed it hasn't been able to resolve the difference of opinion with ASIC ...

AMP Capital records solid profit growth

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... 2015, up 10% on $884 million for FY 14. The company said its strategic priority is to invest in the Australian wealth industry by building on its leading market positions to capture growth. "This is a very good performance against a backdrop of challenging ...

Regulator clouding wealth management: PractiFI

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... multi-tenant technology is inherently riskier than locally-built and hosted systems is nonsense. "Australia's wealth industry leads the world in many respects, but it's not immune to progress. The challenge for APRA is to make sure they don't create ...

MLC promotes retail platform GM from within

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... appoint Kathy to this fundamental leadership role. Kathy is a strong leader with a deep understanding of the retail wealth industry. Her track record in this area is exceptional and we're very excited to have her level of expertise in our business," ...

Steve Tucker and Paul Heath launch HNW business

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... launched a new private wealth management firm, Koda Capital. Privately funded by private equity players and former wealth industry executives, Koda Capital will provide wealth management solution for high net worth individuals, families, and not for ...

Budget presents huge opportunity for wealth industry

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
The two year increase in the Age Pension is likely to create a huge opportunity for the financial services industry as product and service providers devise ways to help fund people those additional years, according to Rainmaker Information director ...

Professional planners don't accept commissions: FPA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... which he said the FPA believed is an over-reach by the government in its reforms of FoFA, will benefit some in the wealth industry, such as vertically integrated wealth groups. Rowe said that as a result of this re-introduction of commissions there is ...

MLC head to leave in NAB executive shake-up

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... way in championing greater transparency and fairness which has provided benefits for all customers across the wealth industry, not just our customers. I would like to thank Steve for his contribution," said NAB chief executive Cameron Clyne. The bank ...

Mac Private Wealth forced to rectify serious deficiencies

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
... Private Wealth fell significantly short of this mark, so ASIC took action. This is a major EU affecting one of the wealth industry's biggest players, which we believe will rectify some serious compliance deficiencies." The enforceable undertaking requires ...