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Melbourne boutique hires deputy CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... where investors are demanding highly skilled managers who can generate defensive returns, both in domestic and global markets. "Kate's [Samranvedhya's] significant experience and skill in managing high grade bonds will only add greater depth ...

Inside Bennelong and its UK engine room

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... two affiliates - UK mid and small-cap equities specialist Tellworth Investments (a former Schroders shop) and emerging markets start-up Pembroke (led by Sanjiv Bhatia, a former Harvard Endowment EM portfolio manager). "[A major] point of establishing ...

FASEA clarifies adviser exam rules

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... advice scenarios, testing the following competency areas: Corporations Act (emphasis on Chapter 7 - Financial services and markets) Financial advice construction - suitability of advice aligned to different consumer groups, incorporating consumer behaviour ...

ASIC hires former super executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... officer at UniSuper, a role he held for three years. He's was also the former chief executive of the Financial Markets Authority in New Zealand, and held leadership positions at NAB, ANZ and law firm Herbert Geer & Rundle (now Thompson Geer). Hughes ...

Drought-hit farmers turn to advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... really." Condon says he has heard stories of truckloads of cattle being turned away because there are no buyers at the markets. On occasions, prices of cattle have dipped to $200 from $1000 while high-protein cottonseed feed has touched $800 per tonne ...

Westpac names independent director

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... 2011 to 2015, she was chief executive of HSBC for Hong Kong. In 2010, HSBC appointed her as head of global banking and markets for Asia Pacific, a role which also oversaw asset management across the region. Prior to HSBC, Fung held a number of roles ...

Tenders on the menu for UK pension schemes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... to ensure pension schemes pressure the market into providing the best value for members. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is concerned competition problems exist within the UK's investment consultancy and fiduciary management markets. The ...

Three attempts at adviser exam is fair: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... hours. The content will test advisers' knowledge of the Corporations Act, particularly around financial services and markets (30%) and the FASEA code of ethics (15%). It will also test advisers' behavioural finance knowledge, such as client and ...

Praemium FUA surpasses $8bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... accounts business and inked a deal with West Australian wealth manager Hartleys. It also signed a five-year contract with CMC Markets Stockbroking to provide portfolio based reporting solutions. Morgan Stanley went live with Praemium's separately ...

FASEA issues adviser exam proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... application of advisers' knowledge around the Corporations Act, with an emphasis on Chapter 7 - financial services and markets (30%), and the FASEA code of ethics (15%). It will also test advisers' competency in elements of behavioural finance ...