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Boutique dealer groups merge

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
Spark Financial Group and Aura Wealth Australia have agreed to merge, in a move impacting 80 financial advisers. Aura executive director Andrew Coloretti told Financial Standard that the merger was driven by a desire from both groups to achieve economies ...

EQT bolsters board

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Equity Trustees has appointed an award-winning women's advocate and current RBA director to its board. Carol Schwartz has joined EQT's board as a non-executive director. Schwartz is currently a non-executive director on the boards of the Reserve ...

Queensland funds inch closer to merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Major Queensland superannuation funds QSuper and Sunsuper are a step closer to a merger, signing a Memorandum of Understanding to undertake exclusive due diligence to explore a merger. The agreement comes around four months after the two super funds ...

Chief economist update: A sensationalised version of the flu?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
"Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, No escape from reality." - Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody Yes Virginia, you'll be exclaiming "mama mia, mama mia" too when you see the red inks splattered by equity markets everywhere. ...

Queensland adviser barred from industry

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
A Queensland-based financial adviser has been permanently banned and an AFS licence canned, after the corporate watchdog found he had procured loans for his own use from SMSF clients. ASIC has banned William John Henry Houwing, also known as Jack Houwing ...

Investments head departs super fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
A $12 billion super fund is currently without a head of investments, after the departure of a long-serving executive. LGIAsuper has confirmed to Financial Standard the departure of Guy Rundle, the government fund's long-time head of investment. Rundle ...

Partnership sees improved advice services

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
Members of a $13 billion superannuation fund are benefitting from expanded financial advice capabilities via a partnership with Link Advice. LGIAsuper partnered with Link Advice in October 2019 and has now expanded its telephone service for providing ...

Former Macquarie adviser cops lifetime ban

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
A former Macquarie Group financial adviser has been permanently banned from the industry, following an ASIC investigation into the adviser's "dishonest" and "misleading" behaviour. ASIC has permanently banned Queensland-based adviser, Warren Scott ...

QSuper member drags board to court, loses

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
A member dragged the $113 billion QSuper's board to court over treatment of an insurance claim but had the appeal thrown out. Queensland resident Daniel Chapman went to the Federal Court wanting QSuper to pay him a greater interest on a delayed ...

Corrupt adviser banned, AFSL canned

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
ASIC has banned a Queensland-based financial adviser from providing financial services for seven years and cancelled the AFS licence of his business. The corporate regulator found that Timothy Shapter had not provided advice in his client's best interests ...