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FIIG Securities appoints Deutsche manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... FIIG the ability to operate in all 28 European Union members. FIIG named former senior global financial markets executive Peter Sorenson as chief executive of the new subsidiary.

ASX gives timeline for CHESS replacement

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... captured the interest of thematic and disruptive technology investors. In December last year, ASX deputy chief executive Peter Hiom said the bourse will be the first to use a private and regulated blockchain network. ASX will provide stakeholders an ...

Royal Commission bad for super: Switzer

ALEX BURKE, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
Switzer Group founder Peter Switzer argued that the Royal Commission is a "super-killing blood-sport" that will ultimately hurt super member balances. Writing in a Switzer Daily column, Switzer said he had mixed feelings about the Commission, arguing ...

Future Fund continues progress yet challenges lay ahead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... exceed benchmark return targets, with the fund now standing at $141 billion. Chair of the Future Fund Board of Guardians, Peter Costello, was pleased with performance of the fund, but mentioned that challenges lay ahead in the long-term. "Looking at ...

Advice not yet a real profession: Kell

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
In his statement to the Royal Commission, ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell argued financial advice is not yet a profession. Kell told Special Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr that while there are professionals in the industry, "we do not view the industry as ...

Trustee services provider buys advice group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
A trustee business linked to several of Australia's newest superannuation funds has acquired a non-aligned boutique financial advice group. As part of its ongoing expansion strategy, Trustee Partners has acquired Madison Financial Group from PHAROS ...

Banks put revenue above quality advice: FSU

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... than to make sure customers had been given the ongoing advice they were being charged for." Referencing ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell, who argued that banks prioritised charging high fees and short-term profits over ethical behaviour, the FSU said: "Concentrating ...

Royal Commission must cast net wider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... a February hearing of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services - where ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell conceded the regulator has failed to effectively monitor advice provided by industry funds for its compliance with the ...

Tradies test predictive underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... OneCare underwriting and claims data was analysed to achieve an accurate market segment profile. ANZ Wealth chief underwriter Peter Tilocca said the program operates backwards, starting from the claims history and seeks commonalities within the data ...

CBA advice failures unacceptable: Comyn

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... identified in its businesses. Comyn will provide an update on the financial advice businesses later this year. ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said: "Our report into Fees For No Service in October 2016 identified the major financial institutions' systemic ...