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ASIC developing regulatory guide for advice remediation

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... fraud. It will use its experience with these programs to develop a standardised process for future scenarios of this type. Focus will be placed on ensuring the proper scope of a remediation program (considering the right clients, timeframe and licensees ...

Spring FG acquires Brisbane apartment management rights

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... Spring FG's new real estate asset management division, Spring FG Realty. According to its statement, the company expects to focus on the Brisbane metropolitan area before expanding into Sydney and Melbourne "over time". "With our clients already holding ...

Senior female execs needed: BlackRock

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... down from 5.6% in 2013. There were only 13% of women in key management positions, up from 8% in 2011. "There needs to be a focus on women in senior executive positions in the investment community," she said, and noted that company reporting on the presence ...

Aurora appoints portfolio manager from Philo

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... billion in three strategies: Core Australian Equities, Listed Property and Interest Rate Securities. At Aurora, Dive will focus on the Aurora Dividend Income Trust and the Aurora Property Buy-Write Income Trust. "Valuations in global equity markets are ...

Senior executives come in threes for Koda

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
Independent private wealth management firm Koda Capital recently appointed three experienced executives from Macquarie Bank and Morgan Stanley. The appointments include Charles Moore and Simon Duckett from Macquarie Bank and Mark Pollasky from Morgan ...

ASIC takes SMSF business to court

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... as property spruiking to SMSFs, unlicensed conduct and false and misleading advertising promoting SMSFs. SMSFs are also a focus in our enforcement work and will continue to be throughout 2015," ASIC said in a statement announcing the commencement of ...

AB appoints institutional MD

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... that, he worked for PIMCO in Australia and was a sell-side analyst at Citigroup Global Markets. "Jeremy's strong client focus, technical knowledge and proven ability to align investment solutions to client needs are absolutely in keeping with AB's client-centric ...

Henderson launches dividend-seeker fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... have the potential to generate strong and growing levels of free cash flow. "One of the few markets that really get this focus on dividends is Australia," Crooke said, and added that focusing on dividends is "an easier and safer way to analyse a company." ...

OneVue announces management, strategy changes

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
... It's a win-win; I've gained somebody who just loves the numbers and Brett's gone back to an area where I probably need to focus now anyway." OneVue will also be merging its two responsible entities, releasing $500,000 and streamlining its auditing in ...

Frydenberg to decide on advice standards in June

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... "all participants were unanimous in the view that we need to lift industry standards. There was strong agreement that the focus of reform should be on the consumer, and that rebuilding consumer confidence in the financial advice industry is paramount." ...