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SMSF data misleading: BGL

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
SMSF administrator BGL Corporate Solutions has called out ASIC over a "misleading" fact sheet it published and distributed to SMSF trustees last year. It comes after SMSF Association chief John Maroney slammed the regulator over the data used in the ...

SMSF adviser hit with ban

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
ASIC has banned a self-managed super fund adviser from providing financial services for five years for failure to meet best interests obligations. Wayne Blazejczyk was investigated by ASIC when he was an authorised representative of Ballast Financial ...

Chief economist update: Stock rally heralds 2020 cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
The stock market is considered a forward-looking mechanism. That is, stock prices peak ahead of a reversal in economic growth. They start ascending before the economy starts to expand. If so, the rally in most equity markets around the world we've ...

Zenith acquired by private equity firm

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
Research house Zenith Investment Partners has accepted an offer from private equity firm Five V Capital to acquire the business. Five V Capital, set up by Adrian MacKenzie in 2013, is best known for being an early backer of Aussie tech darling Canva ...

Adviser stole $200k from SMSFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
... Marigold Falconer in 2016 but continued to advise through to September 2018. Marigold Falconer had its licence suspended by ASC in May 2016 because it did not have current professional indemnity insurance to cover claims for breaches of financial services ...

MAX awards recognise industry excellence

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
More than 280 guests attended the 2019 Financial Standard Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence (MAX) Awards in Sydney last night, to recognise individuals and organisations in the wealth management industry. In its 24th year, the MAX Awards demonstrated ...

Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
As if the world hasn't had enough of the overhanging pall engendered by lingering trade tensions, US President Trump is about to raise the stakes and expand the scope to currency manipulators. This I learned from The New York Times (NYT) on May ...

BlackRock names new Australasia head

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
BlackRock appointed a new head of Australasia to succeed Dominik Rohe. Andrew Landman will return from Hong Kong to Sydney to take the post in June. Rohe will become the head of the Latin America region. Landman was appointed head of the Asia Pacific ...

New board directors at Future Generation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
The $480 million LIC founded by Geoff Wilson that donates a portion of its net assets to charity every year has added two new board directors. Deloitte Partner Stephanie Lai and UBS managing director and head of marketing and corporate communications ...

Top staff at Regal get equity

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
Regal Funds Management's key people have just acquired equity stakes in the boutique for the first time, after Phil King's family bought back a 30% stake from Ascalon. The King Family trust took 100% ownership of the boutique in October. As ...