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ASIC bans Melbourne insurance broker

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
Melbourne based insurance broker, Anthony Doring, has been permanently banned from providing financial services. Following an ASIC hearing the regulator found that Doring, manager of Phil Doring Insurance Brokers (PDIB) deliberately engaged in dishonest ...

Life insurance ranks lowest in customer satisfaction

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... purchased: respondents who purchased in person at a branch were more satisfied (76.4%) than those who did so via an insurance broker (67.1%), institutionally-aligned financial planner (64.6%) or independent financial adviser (58.4%). Of the 13 largest ...

IMAP ensuring greater representation for MDAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
Ahead of new regulatory requirements the Institute of Managed Account Professionals will establish a sub-committee to represent the interests of managed discretionary account providers. Commencing in March, the MDA Providers Forum will be an invitation-only ...

Hunter Hall profit sinks as third investor enters the fray

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
Hunter Hall reported a 68% drop in statutory profit at the same time Pinnacle leapfrogged Washington H. Soul Pattinson's takeover bid and a third investor declared its intention to buy 20% of the company. John Bridgeman Limited (JBL), acting as investment ...

Saxo teams up for auto analysis tool

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... The platform was adopted by Australian-based brokerage forex and CFDs trading company Blueberry Markets and retail forex broker AxiTrader late last year. The service will be made available free to Saxo clients, and will also be available to white-label ...

FIIG appoints acting managing director

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
Fixed income broker FIIG Securities appointed founding director Jim Stening to acting managing director, pending the appointment of a new chief executive. Stening's appointment follows a decision by current managing director and chief executive Mark ...

New sales chief for State Street platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
State Street fortified its APAC Currenex team with the appointment of a new Australian vice president, head of sales. Scott Johnson joins the Currenex team and will be responsible for delivering customised access to liquidity sources to corporates ...

Aussie advice firm sold to US risk manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 JAN 2017
Brisbane-based wealth management consultancy Complete Financial Balance is being acquired by the Australian arm of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. The transaction marks a continued Australian expansion for the US-owned AJG. The firm acquired Perth-based workplace ...

mFund to expand product offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
ASIC is in the final stages of making a greater range of managed investment products available via the mFund Settlement Service. Until now retail investors could only apply for and redeem interests in simple managed investment schemes with a shorter ...

Fintech grows through adviser platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
More than a year on from its founding residence at fintech hub Stone & Chalk, thematic trading platform Macrovue accomplished several milestones in 2016. Earlier this month Macrovue teamed with fellow Stone & Chalk resident and model portfolio management ...