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Last stand for grandfathered commissions falls over

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals has failed to raise the necessary funds to mount its High Court challenge to retain grandfathered commissions. The AIOFP has confirmed the High Court challenge to fight the banning of grandfathered ...

US firm makes second bid for Aussie fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
A US-based investment giant has made a second bid for an Australian property fund with a $485 million takeover offer. Starwood Capital made the all-cash offer at $2.98 per unit for Australian Unity Office Fund (AOF) over a year after its first failed ...

NGS Super sets up impact committee

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
The $11.7 billion superannuation fund has set up an internal impact committee to explore how it can make a positive impact in its operational spending. NGS Super's impact committee will focus on two key areas: social procurement and sustainability and ...

Chief economist update: Equity markets struck by coronavirus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
"I've got chills, They're multiplying..." Wall Street is down... with the coronavirus flu! The Dow declined by 0.5%, the S&P 500 by 0.3%, the Nasdaq by 0.02%, and the Russell 2000 by 0.8 after the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Fixed income giant names Australia head

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
A global fixed income investment manager has named its new Australia head, promoting the incumbent to a regional leadership role. PIMCO managing director and co-head of Asia-Pacific portfolio management Rob Mead is set to head PIMCO's Australia ...

Sydney beats Dubai on most expensive cities list

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
Sydney is more expensive than Dubai and has the world's priciest business class flights but best-value luxury shopping, says a new report. Sydney came in as the 15th most expensive city in the world, ahead of Dubai at 17 in the Julius Bar's ...

Industry fund appoints investment head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
The former chief investment officer of a $4 billion superannuation fund has resurfaced in the same role at another industry fund. TWU Super has confirmed to Financial Standard the appointment of a new chief investment officer in former legalsuper investment ...

NAB revamps superannuation trustee board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... (AFCA). Karina Kwan is currently a director at WAM Active and ASX-listed regtech Kyckr. She has held senior roles at CBA, and Citi. Kathryn Watt has over 30 years of experience including as a director of Vanguard Investments Australia. She has held roles ...

Latitude Financial joins banks on AFCA complaints list

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
Latitude Financial Group has joined the big four banks and a number of insurers as the most complained about financial services companies in the country. It comes after a particularly bad year for Latitude; suffering what has been deemed the biggest ...

Sam Henderson attempts to set record straight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
Former financial adviser and TV show host Sam Henderson has spoken out for the first time since his Royal Commission appearance and subsequent ASIC ban, taking to the XY Adviser podcast to describe the impact events of the last 18 months have had on ...