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Kaplan launches adviser diagnostic tool

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
Kaplan Professional, in partnership with the University of New South Wales, has launched a new diagnostic tool that will provide a scientifically validated assessment of an adviser's technical knowledge and skill. The tool, Kaplan-UNSW Global Diagnostic ...

Bell FG delivers flat HY profit

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
Bell Financial Group has delivered a half year net profit of $5.7 million, the same profit the group delivered in 1H 2015. Revenue was up by 2% in 1HY 2016 to $84.7 million, slightly higher than the $83 million recorded in 1H 2015. The group has declared ...

SMSF trustee fined $40K for SIS breaches

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
An SMSF trustee was fined $40,000 for 30 separate breaches of the SIS Act and ordered to pay the ATO's costs of $14,000. A trustee of the Felix Super Fund, Michael Rodriguez, was handed the fine after an ATO audit found that Rodriguez was using the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
Australian consumer confidence The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index rebounded by 2.0% in August after declining by 3.0% in July. More importantly, at a reading of 101.4, optimists outnumbered pessimists this month. Not surprisingly ...

BUSSQ sees C-suite expansion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
Queensland industry superannuation fund BUSSQ has confirmed it will undergo a C-suite expansion from October as part of its strategy to split the chief executive and chief investment officer roles. BUSSQ chief executive David O'Sullivan confirmed he ...

Keybridge chair resigns as Wilson calls for Hastings fund overhaul

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
Keybridge Capital's chair has resigned at the same time Wilson Asset Management has called for the Keybridge-managed HHY Fund to get a new responsible entity. Bill Brown was an independent non-executive director on Keybridge's board since 2012. He was ...

Maple-Brown Abbott fund gets ratings tick

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
The Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure Fund, distributed by Ironbark Asset Management, has recently received substantial support from several research houses, wealth groups and platforms. The GLI Fund was recently upgraded to 'Highly Recommended' ...

TH Real Estate appoints new sustainability head

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
TH Real Estate has appointed a new head of sustainability. Based in London, Abigail Dean will lead the sustainability strategy of TH Real Estate, through delivering its mission to "invest in the urban future of tomorrow's world" for the benefits of ...

Lonsec gives iRate an upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
Lonsec research has launched an upgraded version of its iRate platform, providing financial advisers with a new selection of tools and capabilities to aid their investment analysis. The new iRate platform is designed to provide advisers with significant ...

K2 hurt by Brexit call

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
K2 Asset Management says investor confidence was "the only true fatality" coming out of the Brexit referendum and it is encouraging investors to ride out the ebbs and flows of equity markets. In releasing the firm's FY16 results, chairman Campbell Neal ...