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Asset managers held to higher standard: FSC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... conflicts of interest, whistle-blower protection policy, and brokerage and commissions. Speaking at a media roundtable yesterday, FSC chief executive Sally Loane said she hopes the standard will both boost Australian asset manager's global standing ...

Aussie hedge fund seeking $300m for retail IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... further $100 million in oversubscriptions, for VGI Partners Global Investments (VG1), having lodged a prospectus with ASIC yesterday. VG1 will be managed by VGI Partners and focus on long-term capital growth and preservation through a concentrated portfolio ...

Digital revamp for Citi wealth arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... is ramping up its digital offerings in an effort to be a leader in the region. Speaking at a Sydney media roundtable yesterday, Citi Australia head of consumer banking in Asia Pacific, Anand Selva, said because clients are inundated with an abundance ...

Police charge man with super fraud

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... advantage; seven counts of using false documents; and three counts of creating false documents. He was arrested in Bondi yesterday, refused bail and is due to face Waverly Local Court today. The investigation is ongoing, NSW police said in a statement. ...

AAT upholds ex-AMP adviser ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
... leaving AMP, he became a representative of Lionsgate Financial Group between September 2014 and August 2016. The AAT yesterday dismissed Panganiban's appeal, affirming he was "not of good character." The AAT said the decision is a result of ASIC's ongoing ...

Banks continue campaign to discredit SA bank tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... Australia needs business most," he said of the South Australian Government. The state opposition in South Australia vowed yesterday to oppose the tax, which was welcomed by Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev. "The decision by the SA Opposition ...

FoFA should also protect retail banking customers: FSU

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... products should be broadened to retail banking consumers as well, according to the Finance Sector Union. Speaking at yesterday's Senate inquiry into consumer protection in the banking, insurance and financial sector, FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano ...

Independence definition too restrictive: AFA

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
... ASIC's interpretation of the terms "independent", "impartial" and "unbiased" is too restrictive. Kewin's comments follow yesterday's news that the regulator had received legal advice with respect to Section 923A of the Corporations Act, concluding that ...

Man posing as financial adviser charged

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
... savings. The 34-year-old man, who was the sole director of a Woollahra-based finance and investment company, was arrested yesterday at a home in Vaucluse after police received reports that three people, all aged over 70, lost large amounts of money which ...

AIA refreshes Vitality program

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... exercise, nutrition and mental wellbeing, AIA Australia and New Zealand chief executive Damien Mu said. OneLife was launched yesterday in conjunction with AIA's Vitality 4490 Summit, which aimed to address health and wellness across four pillars: nutrition ...