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Government increases market manipulation penalties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
Individuals found guilty of manipulating financial benchmarks could face up to 10 years in prison, while institutions could cop about $10 million in fines. Under new Federal Government reforms, the manipulation of any financial benchmark or product ...

Industry fund signs super code, slashes premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
A $50 billion industry fund is the latest signatory to the Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice, announcing it will drop TPD insurance premiums by an average of 20% at the same time. Signing up to the code from March 31, Sunsuper believes ...

SMEs shun banks, turn to fintechs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
Small-to-medium enterprises are increasingly shunning banks and turning to fintechs and alternative sources to fuel growth and operational needs, an SME growth sentiment index shows. The proportion of SMEs planning to use banks dropped from 38% to 24% ...

Sequoia expands advice arm, boosts top line

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
Sequoia Financial Group's advice business delivered strong revenue in the six months to December thanks to two acquisitions and a restructure of its operations. Sequoia Wealth Group saw revenue jump 39% to $3.9 million, while adviser numbers rose 15% ...

Former wealth group chief joins Macrovue

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
AMP-supported fintech Macrovue has appointed a wealth management veteran as its new chief executive. Rod Bristow joins Macrovue in the lead role from Infocus, where he was managing director and chief executive for five years. Before that, he was national ...

Russell revamps ESG scoring system

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
Russell Investments is rolling out a new environmental, social and governance scoring system that aims to identify factors that could materially affect a company's financial performance. Russell argued the new system allows for more accurate predictions ...

Pension fund and bank terminate asset manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
A UK pension fund and its parent bank have terminated about $200 billion in respective mandates with a major global asset manager. Scottish Widows and Lloyds Banking Group's wealth businesses have given Standard Life Aberdeen notice to terminate their ...

Morrison unveils open banking framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
The Federal Government's final report into open banking details 50 recommendations on how the new regime can succeed and ultimately empower consumers. Last week, Treasurer Scott Morrison unveiled a list of proposals covering the regulatory framework ...

Government passes BEAR reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
The Banking Executive Accountability Regime legislation was passed in the Senate yesterday. The legislation aims to incentivise good behaviour and ensure banks and individuals are held accountable for their actions if they fail to meet the expected ...

Spring FG wealth GM departs in management restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
The group general manager of Spring Financial Group's wealth operations will depart, along with the group's chief financial officer, following a management restructure. In Spring's half-year results announcement, which revealed an expected operating ...