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Saxo Bank moves banking platform to cloud

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... accounting software company Xero. Some wealth management companies are partnering with cloud-based platforms as well. In March, Netwealth joined the myprosperity portal that tracks around $30 billion in assets and more than $5 billion in liabilities ...

Funds SA fills two senior investment roles

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... (CFSGAM), Deutsche Bank, ABN Amro and Lend Lease. Funds SA also announced that portfolio manager Simon James left the firm in March 2018. Equities and property are sizeable parts of Funds SA's assets under management. As at June 201, about $12.7 billion ...

Chief economist update: Prudence, patience and persistence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... repo rate at 0.0%; deposit facility at -0.40% and marginal lending facility at 0.25% - since the ECB cut them all back in March 2016 from 0.05%, -0.30% and 0.30%, respectively. "Regarding non-standard monetary policy measures, the Governing Council confirms ...

Royal Commission grills professional associations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... superannuation to a self-managed superannuation fund despite her objections. McKenna wrote a formal complaint to the FPA in March 2017, which until today has not been resolved, De Gori told Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr. He couldn't confirm precisely ...

ANZ, NAB bottom lines take a hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... is also fronting the Royal Commission, did not disclose legal or compensation-related costs it anticipates to incur. In March 2016, the bank completed its de-merger of CYBG PLC, a UK-based banking business. As a result, it expects CYBG will increase ...

Centuria Life announces promotion

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... national sales manager to further strengthen its property fund and investment bond distribution capacity, McBain said. In March, the ASX-listed firm signalled plans to acquire and enter partnership opportunities. The investment manager, with $4.6 billion ...

AMP kept unsuspecting clients in the dark: RC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... several areas of improvement and concerns over his ability to comply with his best interest duties. He was again audited in March 2017, which unveiled eight "high-weighted issues." He consequently received below par ratings of 'C' and at one point an ...

Westpac obscured bad adviser reference check

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... Interestingly, Smith is currently practicing as a financial adviser with dealer group Dover after he resigned from Westpac in March 2015 before facing any repercussions. In May 2015, Dover rang Westpac seeking a reference on Smith. Westpac replied it ...

Powerwrap gears up for IPO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... joined as chief executive in January 2018, quickly setting about building out an entirely refreshed leadership team. In March the platform provider named former Netwealth chief operating and financial officer Bruce MacDougall as chief financial officer. ...

Chief economist update: Australian workers, don't expect a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... expectations. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) update shows that while the unemployment rate remained at 5.5% in March - in line with expectations and unchanged from the January and February - total monthly employment growth increased by just ...