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FPA expels cheating member

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
The FPA has expelled a NAB-aligned member after he was found to have cheated on his CFP exam. A hearing of the association's Conduct Review Commission (CRC) found senior financial planner Shylesh Sriranjan breached the FPA Code of Professional Practice ...

Investec snaps up NSW properties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
The Investec Australia Property Fund increased its exposure to New South Wales with the acquisition of three properties. For a combined total of $160 million, the property firm has purchased 2 Richardson Road, North Ryde, and 20 and 24 Rodborough Road ...

AFA returning to its roots

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
Coinciding with its 70th anniversary, the Association of Financial Advisers launched an initiative to encourage member engagement at the grassroots level. New president Marc Bineham told Financial Standard the association has learned a lot of lessons ...

Metro property markets continue reliable income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
Property fund manager Centuria says Australian metropolitan markets will continue to deliver both reliable income and capital returns in 2017. Centuria Metropolitan REIT (CMA) trust manager Nicholas Blake told Financial Standard that several underlying ...

Landmark ESG recommendations for Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
For the first time in its 10-year history, the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment is publishing several ESG recommendations specifically targeted at Australian fiduciaries. The document, Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century ...

Turnbull putting industry fund governance back on the table

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
Speaking at a Financial Services Council breakfast in Sydney, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he would use 2017 to address inconsistencies in super fund governance. He suggested that at present, super fund governance standards are not applied equally ...

YBR lending chief departs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
Yellow Brick Road's chief executive - lending will leave the company on December 31. Tim Brown leads YBR and Vow Financial's lending services, having previously been chief executive of Vow before YBR acquired it in May 2014. He will take on a new role ...

Hedge funds lack confidence in data security

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
The latest report from KPMG and the Alternative Investment Management Association shows 60% of hedge fund managers lack confidence in the ability of government bodies to safeguard fund data and information once it leaves their firm. The report - compiling ...

Vale George Vassos: Omega Global Investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
Omega Global Investors co-founder and managing director George Vassos has died following unforeseen medical complications. Vassos, aged 47, passed away last week and is survived by his wife Shannon and three young daughters. The directors and co-workers ...

Super slow to embrace advice opportunity

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
While super funds are increasingly investing in digital engagement, only a minority are employing robo-advice services, according to IQ Group research. The IQ Group Digital Engagement Study 2016, based on research of the top 50 retail, industry and ...