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Advice firm rebrands, confirms independence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... the legal requirements for independence. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Hogben Farrell Financial Planning in Kew, Victoria has changed its name to Guided Wealth. According to the practice, the name represents the direction the business is taking and ...

Industry fund recognised for data security expertise

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... superannuation funds is being rewarded for its data management capabilities, winning a multi-billion dollar bid to operate Victoria's land titles and registry business for the next 40 years. First State Super will pay the Victorian Government $2.86 billion ...

Aussie instos back world-first blockchain bond

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... by Commonwealth Bank and the World Bank. First State Super, NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp), Treasury Corporation of Victoria, CBA, QBE and SAFA signed on as the foundational investors of bond-i. Bond-i has raised $110 million, including the above-mentioned ...

Industry funds grows governance, risk teams

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... responsible for overseeing and managing the fund's governance and conflicts management framework. Schofield joins the fund from Victoria's Transport Accident Commission. With a background in law, she has also held roles with Russell Kennedy Lawyers and ...

First on the block: CBA to develop blockchain bond

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... Australian-dollar Kangaroo bond - termed "bond-i" - with input from Northern Trust, QBE, and Treasury Corporation of Victoria. CBA said the bond would be issued and distributed on a blockchain platform operated by the World Bank and CBA in Washington ...

ASIC issues permanent ban for theft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... who stole from clients has been permanently banned from providing financial services. Brody Glenn Jarman of Yarrawonga, Victoria, was struck off by ASIC after an investigation found he had misappropriated $3,133.36 in client funds. In February 2016 ...

MetLife revamps relationship management and underwriting teams

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... recently as head of underwriting and new business. Adrian Young joined as the national retail underwriting manager for Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. He was recently Victorian State underwriting manager at BT Financial Group ...

Industry super fund renews board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
A profit-for-member superannuation fund managing about $90 billion in retirement savings has appointed three directors following the retirement by rotation of existing board members. Glenn Bunney, Pip Carew and Tom Symondson have joined the board of ...

FASEA clarifies foreign degrees mistake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... is no OQU in operation in New South Wales - one of the two states home to the most financial advisers, the other being Victoria.

Wealthier Aussies seeking advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
Latest research shows about two million Australians sought financial advice in the 12 months to May, accounting for more than 27% of the total wealth management market. In its latest report, Roy Morgan has found that 1.96 million Australians have seen ...