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Meller to leave AMP immediately

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... immediately. AMP has announced Meller will leave the role in the wake of financial advice failings and misconduct brought to light by the Royal Commission. AMP non-executive director and former IAG chief executive Mike Wilkins has been appointed acting ...

AMP platform fees laid bare

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
The Royal Commission brought to light several gaping holes in AMP's fee charging mechanisms across its platforms, as well as its inaction to comply with the legislative changes concerning opt-in financial advice fees. AMP head of platform development ...

US hedge fund slams Blue Sky

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
A prominent US hedge fund is going short on Blue Sky Alternative Investments in light of what it perceives as exaggerations in the Australian manager's fee-earning assets under management. Glaucus Research Group argued while Blue Sky claims to have ...

Magellan cuts ties with Cricket Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
In light of the recent ball-tampering scandal, Magellan has terminated its three-year naming sponsorship agreement with Cricket Australia. Magellan chief executive Hamish Douglass said the agreement was based on shared values and "reputations of integrity ...

Crunch time for limited MDA advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... without having a specific licence authorisation, she said. ASIC began cracking down on this practice in 2012, when it came to light that a number of advisers in large dealer groups provided discretionary services on platforms without having MDA authorisation ...

Chief economist update: The uncertainty that is Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair," Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. ...

Global fund manager promotes, restructures European unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... and Asia Pacific for the last 19 years. TH Real Estate also announced three other promotions for its European segment in light of aligning the business model to core sectors of offices, retail, logistics and commercial real estate debt. In newly appointed ...

Client longevity the largest advice disruptor

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... bucket to make a model portfolio selection. "Even when financial planning is done, very often the clients have a relatively light understanding of the plan and what their duties are - particularly in the areas of restraining consumption," Noonan said. ...

China A-shares to disrupt emerging markets strategies: Robeco

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... She said that once the entire market is included in the MSCI EM Index, China's weighting will eventually surpass 50% in light of how many initial public offerings are on the way. "There's many IPOs coming. Many of these new companies will have very high ...

Chief economist update: Australia low on credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... decline in personal lending - down 0.9% in the year to January after contracting by 1.1% in December - is hardly surprising in light of the latest available stats on wages, income and savings. There is no question that the Australian labour market is ...