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Banned SMSF adviser charged for misappropriating $1.8m

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
An SMSF property adviser has been charged with 31 counts of deception following an ASIC investigation. George Nowak was the director of EJ Property Developments, formerly Charterhill. According to ASIC's findings, he misappropriated $1.8 million in ...

CYBG appoints two directors

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
CYBG, the new holding company for Clydesdale Bank following the NAB demerger, has appointed two non-executive directors to its board. The two directors will also take up board positions at CYB Investments and Clydesdale Bank. The first, Clive Adamson ...

Mirae backs Asian consumers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
A global asset manager has made it clear they will back the Asian consumer market as part of its ongoing equities strategy in the region. During a recent trip to Australia, Mirae Asset Global Investments' head for Indian equity funds, Rahul Chadha ...

VFMC appoints two new directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... yesterday that it has appointed both Paula Benson and Lisa Gay to its board. Benson's most recent role was National Australia Bank (NAB) executive general manager corporate affairs and since 2010 she has chaired Ovarian Cancer Australia. She has experience ...

ANZ to cut 200 jobs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... project management. ANZ has also put an external hiring freeze in place to "maximise redeployment opportunities inside the bank." In a statement an ANZ spokesperson said: "The changes are in response to subdued economic conditions, low lending growth ...

ASIC orders HSBC remediation plan for "deficient" advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from HSBC Bank Australia concerning "potentially deficient advice" provided on retail structured products. The advice in question was provided between January 2009 and March 2013, affected 464 out of ...

Uniting Church fund manager appoints investments director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... ethical funds manager, has appointed a new director, investments. Benjamin Pedley joins UCA Funds Management from HSBC Private Bank Hong Kong, where he was head of investment strategy, Asia-Pacific. Prior to HSBC, he was head of investments at UBS Wealth ...

Saxo appoints Australia CEO and insto head

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... specialist consultant for wealth management at Cashel House before that. He has also held roles at RBS Global Banking, ABN AMRO Bank, Blake Dawson, Citi and Deutsche Bank. At the same time, Saxo has also appointed Nik Kritikos as head of institutional ...

ANZ confirms markets managing director

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... general manager for markets risk and has held various senior sales, trading and risk roles at both ANZ and National Australia Bank. Collins will be responsible for growing ANZ's markets business which provides product across foreign exchange, capital ...

Financial planners improve standing in annual trust survey

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... last year but below highs of 28% in 2011 and 2014. Accountants came eleventh with a score of 51%, up from 45% last year. Bank managers were sixteenth with 30%. Nurses, pharmacists, doctors, engineers and school teachers took the top spots with high court ...