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Calls for consent forms, opt-ins to be scrapped

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... will decide what they pay their adviser. In a note compiled by Lifespan chief executive Eugine Ardino and Synchron chair Michael Harrison, the dealer groups argued that the Royal Commission and Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms have been unsuccessful ...

New chair at Platinum Asset Management

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
Platinum has appointed a new chair as Michael Cole gets ready to retire after 13 years in the position. The firm also announced the departure of Kerr Neilson from the investment team. Cole will retire both as a non-executive director and the chair on ...

Front loaded discounts lead to worse outcomes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... premiums from the third year onwards, leading to financial advisers copping the brunt of lapses. PPS Mutual chief executive Michael Pillemer said that a customer of an insurer who was offered a 25% discount up front could face 50% more in premiums once ...

ACSRF, NGS Super explore merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... Decisions on other fund executives are yet to be made, including the role of chief investment officer which is held by Michael Block at ACSRF and Ben Squires at NGS. Decisions for key external providers are also yet to be made. The combined board will ...

Synchron compliance lead moves to AMP

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
Synchron's former general manager of legal, risk and compliance has a new role at AMP. Michael Jones started as head of risk and control, advice at AMP today after four years with Synchron. "Michael has joined AMP as part of our ongoing focus on ...

iProsperity accused of being a Ponzi scheme

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... in what seems like a crude Ponzi scheme. Substantial amounts of money were paid to "related parties" - in particular to Michael Gu, the founder of iProsperity. Cor Cordis also found that the directors of iProsperity took loans from the company of $83 ...

Praemium shows growth in crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... business' growth strategy and product suite, with the merger set to increase FUA to over $28 billion. Chief executive Michael Ohanessian said despite ongoing challenges in 2020 it has also been a very productive year for the company. "Several key strategic ...

Navigator takes stake in investment portfolio

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... collectively have $35 million in assets under management across 26 diversified investment strategies. Navigator chair Michael Shepherd said: "We believe this is a compelling transaction with strong commercial logic. The acquisition is an important development ...

Synchron compliance lead resigns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
Synchron's general manager of legal, risk and compliance Michael Jones has resigned, with a new appointment to lead the dealer group's compliance. Synchron director Don Trapnell thanked Jones for his contribution to the dealer group. "We have ...

Link Group hires new chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... best positioned to manage the challenges of an integrated global business in a post-COVID-19 world," Link Group chair Michael Carapiet said. "My earlies priorities will be to work with the leadership of this diverse business to build on the strong culture ...