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Bankers told to spread positive message

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... Review), which will result in significant benefits to customers. Three additional initiatives to build on the 'Six Point Plan', which address consumer concerns about people in financial hardship, switching banks and small businesses and farmers. ABA ...

ANZ sells off retail Vietnam business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
ANZ entered into an agreement to sell its Vietnamese retail business to an NYSE-listed South Korean group. Shinhan Bank Vietnam, owned by Shinhan Financial Group, will become the new owner of ANZ's retail presence while the latter focuses on its institutional ...

Decidedly undecided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
"The French complain of everything, and always," Napoleon Bonaparte once said. The French made known their disenchantment with the establishment political parties - both the Republican and Socialist parties failed to garner enough support to make it ...

Think carefully before internalising investment: PwC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
Industry consultant PwC is reaffirming the view that superannuation funds should think carefully before internalising investment management. In its latest paper, Internal Investment Management - Yes or No?, PwC notes while there may be many good reasons ...

Investment group takes majority stake in global advice firm

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
An investment consortium will acquire a majority stake in international advice network Focus Financial, which recently acquired a Brisbane advice firm with MW Lomax and has expressed further plans for its Australian expansion. In the past, Focus has ...

WAM Capital buys unlisted company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
Listed investment company WAM Capital, managed by Wilson Asset Management, is acquiring an unlisted investment company with net assets worth $25.5 million. It will issue 13,246,376 new shares under the terms of the deal on or before 19 April, calculated ...

New portal advances SMSF advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
Financial advisers can now manage the entire needs of SMSF clients through a new purpose built, cloud-based solution. Queensland-based financial services firm Quill Group has developed a new low-cost portal to enable advisers to establish a new SMSF ...

Fitzpatricks strengthens Victorian advice presence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
Fitzpatricks Private Wealth is continuing its expansion with the addition of two Melbourne advice practices. Chronos Private and Marasea Partners have aligned with Fitzpatricks, following a line of firms to come under its licence in the past 12 months. ...

Elder financial abuse requires education

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
The SMSF Association believes preventing elder financial abuse requires increased education for trustees and advisers, not stricter legislation. The dangers emerging from an ageing population and cognitive decline makes elderly superannuation fund members ...

Australian Ethical Super leads new green bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... "Given Investa's carbon reduction strategy and leadership in sustainable office building management and re-positioning, we plan to apply ICPF's green bond proceeds to low carbon building projects that meet the criteria set out in the Climate Bonds Standard," ...