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Responsible investment takes centre stage at ASFA conference

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
Socially responsible investment took centre stage at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) 2013 National Conference in Perth this week. Speaking at the opening plenary session, international celebrity human rights lawyer Geoffrey ...

ASIC didn't take my claims seriously: whistleblower

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
... performance of the regulator, Scott Gold explained that he decided to become a whistleblower when he realised that his partner Robert Lloyd Wilson, better known as 'Aussie Rob', was misleading clients. At the time, Aussie Rob was managing Lifestyle Trader ...

LGS appoints former CFS GAM exec to board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
Local Government Super (LGS) has appointed former CFS Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) regional managing director Joanna Davison as a board director. LGS said that Davison, who is currently acting chief executive of Fund Executives Association Ltd ...

Don't deal with Aussie Rob, ASIC warns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned Aussie Rob Financial Services and Lifestyle Trader director Robert Lloyd Wilson from providing financial services, and warned the public "not to deal with the failed businessman". Wilson ...

Secrets of world's greatest investors revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... Charlie Munger, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim and industry superstar George Soros. Australians on the list include the late Robert Maple-Brown, Platinum's Kerr Neilson, ex-pat CQS hedge fund legend Michael Hintze and Investors Mutual's Anton Tagliaferro. ...

Fund members still resisting super engagement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Despite the considerable work by super funds to engage their memberships, two just released consumer surveys have again affirmed the difficulty they face in gaining traction among members. Engaged Marketing in its analysis of super fund Net Promoter ...

YBR and Morphic partner with Winston Capital

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
Winston Capital Partners is consolidating its presence as a third party distributor for fund managers after it achieved two key agreements with investment management firms. Winston launched a year ago and has now partnered with Yellow Brick Road to ...

Fund member admin in spotlight at super forum

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... SuperStream reforms, which have prompted a fundamental review of the way many super funds operate. Among the speakers will be Robert Leeson, professor of economics from Stanford University in California, Kyle Ringrose, head of investment operations at ...

Wealth Plus Solutions joins AMP's Genesys network

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... McLean, Frontier Financial Group and Palmer Financial, all of which are based in Melbourne. Wealth Plus Solutions Principal Robert Crane said: "Finding a licensee that could support our growth needs was of upmost importance and with financial advice ...

ASIC freezes defendants' assets in Wickham case

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained orders to freeze the assets of the 15 defendants in the legal proceedings against Wickham Securities executives. The defendants include eight companies related to Wickham founder ...