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Asset manager bolsters distribution team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
A specialist investment house tapped a Janus Henderson director of sales as its new distribution head. Specialist fixed interest investment manager Bentham Asset Management appointed David Livera as its director of distribution in an effort to bolster ...

Super fund appoints investment lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
A former NAB Asset Management executive was appointed chief investment officer of a $250 million superannuation fund. Jason Hazell has joined Crescent Wealth as its new chief investment officer, bringing with him more than 20 years' experience in super ...

ASIC boosts AFSL application requirements

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
ASIC has altered the procedure it uses to assess Australian Financial Services Licence applicants, with many now required to provide more historic information to the corporate regulator. ASIC released information sheet 240 to help guide for AFSLs affected ...

Class expands executive line-up

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
Self-managed super administrator Class made a raft of additions to its executive leadership. In a quarterly update to the ASX today, Class revealed it made three senior appointments to fill its executive leadership team, enabling the firm to formulate ...

ASIC to offer AFSL relief to overseas firms

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
ASIC has opened consultation on its proposal to scrap the need for foreign providers of funds management services to professional investors to hold an Australian Financial Services Licence. The corporate regulator released consultation paper 315, which ...

AMP bolsters managed portfolio offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
AMP moved to strengthen the managed portfolio offering on its flagship wrap platform. Wealth manager AMP added Zenith Investment Partners and Quilla Consulting to the managed portfolio range on MyNorth, and will partner with advice practices to create ...

Xplore Wealth launches new solution

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
In its first major move since rebranding, Xplore Wealth launched a new wrap platform. The first major product initiative since shedding its managedaccounts.com.au branding earlier this year, Xplore Wrap is Xplore Wealth's new platform offering to advisers ...

Financial scams smash Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
Latest research from KPMG shows financial scams are hitting Australia harder than both the US and UK. The consulting giant's inaugural Global Banking Fraud survey found Australia suffered a disproportionately high volume of financial scam attempts in ...

Nikko AM names new distribution head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
Nikko Asset Management has looked within to find its new head of distribution for Australia. The $11 billion asset manager has promoted current head of wholesale sales Rob Bluzmanis to head of distribution for Australia, effective immediately. Bluzmanis ...

Reforms see super fees in flux

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
The PYS package, effective today, has forced the sector to consider changes to fee structures and group insurance premiums. With the package set to cap the amount of fees that can be charged to low-balance members and divert low-balance accounts deemed ...