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Former advice specialist hired as Zenith analyst

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... hired a former associate financial adviser as an investment analyst, continuing a hiring trend it started earlier this year. James Damicoucas spent two-and-a-half years as an associate financial adviser at Perpetual Private and Wattle Partners (formerly ...

Fees for no service remediation passes $250 million

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... charging of plan service fees to super members and whether these fees constituted fees for no service. In May, ASIC chair James Shipton said there will be more consumer compensation to come over fees for no service. He also alluded to the regulator implementing ...

Boutique equities manager raising $4 million

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... run a thematic fund. Seer Asset Management was founded by stockbroker Peter LeMessurier, former Commsec executive Steve James, and Alice LeMessurier. Seer will invest in Aussie and global equities in six world "mega trends": healthcare, globalisation ...

Group insurers pressed for resources

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... Government's July 2019 deadline to cull the default opt-ins for group insurance. MetLife head of reinsurance and regulatory affairs James Carey said the scrutiny is touching all elements of the business including claims, underwriting, distribution ...

Banks take 1500 days to identify breaches: ASIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
Big banking groups are taking an average of 1500 days to internally identify breaches in conduct, ASIC chair James Shipton said in his address at the FSC Summit in Melbourne today. And this is only the first step in the reporting the breach to ASIC ...

ASIC bans Queensland adviser, suspends licence

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... Queensland adviser for failing to act in his clients' best interests while providing advice on self-managed superannuation funds. James Cribb allegedly advised in a manner that was likely to benefit his own SMSF administration business (where he was ...

Pendal Group appoints director

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
... held leadership roles in business development, marketing, communications and product development. Pendal Group chairman James Evans welcomed her to the board. "Sally's depth of international experience on financial services will be of significant value ...

Prominent executive links with VFMC board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... before most recently leading the firm's consulting division. She is also a director at Link Administration. VFMC chair James MacKenzie highlighted the industry experience Trafford-Walker would bring to the organisation. "This appointment further ...

Willis Towers Watson bolsters senior management

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... management with the appointment of a former Funds SA portfolio manager. Fresh from an 11-year career with Funds SA, Simon James has linked with the global consulting firm as its new Australian head of credit. Beginning his new role in Melbourne on July ...

ASIC not to blame for trust deficit: Shipton

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
ASIC chair James Shipton rejects suggestions that historic inaction by the regulator contributed to the significant trust deficit present in Australia's financial services industry. Appearing before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on ...