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Impact investing an advice opportunity: Expert

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... advisers with an opportunity to engage people who might deem investing to be too complex for them. Speaking in Sydney yesterday, WHEB Asset Management managing partner George Latham said impact investing is an avenue for financial advisers to connect ...

Court throws out Aurora fund takeover bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
Aurora Funds Management yesterday won court orders against Primary Securities which tried to topple it as the responsible entity for a listed fund in a rogue shareholder meeting on January 15. In January, activist investor Tim Staermose and Primary ...

Advice dealer group shutters

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... should be carried on under the agreements. According to Rainmaker analysis of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register, as at yesterday there are 33 financial advisers on Spectrum's books. Freedom said Spectrum will support authorised representatives and ...

Advisers wary of unlisted assets: Sunsuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
... believe unlisted assets lack transparency and are illiquid, growth investments. At the Sunsuper Adviser Roadshow in Sydney yesterday, an audience of advisers was informally polled on their thoughts about alternative, unlisted assets. About 50 advisers ...

Super gets an insider in ministry reshuffle

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... Commission will be handled by the Treasurer with support from the Assistant Minister for Superannuation," Morrison confirmed yesterday. Hume's knowledge of financial services is not only limited to her time at AustralianSuper. Early in her career ...

Property risks dip at Coalition win, APRA easing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... scenario of -40%. "This probably doesn't stop the RBA cutting rates, UBS said but [RBA governor Philip] Lowe's speech yesterday is key the Coalition proposed incentives for first home buyers." The Coalition's election promises of tax cuts, which ...

YBR overhauls wealth arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... functions. Rainmaker analysis of ASIC's Financial Adviser Register shows YBR has 62 authorised representatives as of yesterday. Franchisees will still be able to distribute wealth products and provide wealth advice to their existing and future clients ...

Bravura raises $165m for GBST bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... its satisfaction, particularly in the light of the fact that it is a direct competitor of GBST." Announcing the raise yesterday, Bravura reminded shareholders the GBST proposal remains subject to several conditions including support from the smaller ...

APRA self-assesses shortcomings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
... reforms and flagged more improvements lay ahead for the superannuation sector. In a new information paper published yesterday, APRA said it aims to undertake a post-implementation review of all of its standards and how they are meeting objectives. Over ...

Swiss Re to manage Freedom remediation

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... transition skills to Freedom's board which is now implementing the changes announced on April 15 and confirmed as executed yesterday. Stephen Menzies and Andrew Jensen have retired from the board. "The Freedom board over the past few months has been ...