AMP announces Chief Financial Officer appointment

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AMP has confirmed the appointment of James Georgeson as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective 3 February 2020. Mr Georgeson was appointed AMP’s Acting CFO in August 2019.  He will now... Read more continue reading

TAL launches 2020 Risk Academy program

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Leading Australian life insurance specialist, TAL, has today launched the 2020 prospectus for its industry-leading adviser education program, the TAL Risk Academy. Building on the record uptake rates and overwhelmingly positive... Read more continue reading

Charter Hall appoints fund manager for its direct business

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Charter Hall, Australia’s leading property investment management group, is pleased to announce that Miriam Patterson, former Head of Real Assets at Telstra Super, has been appointed as Fund Manager, Charter... Read more continue reading

Topdocs, BGL close the loop for new Fund set ups

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Leading legal document provider Topdocs has, according to director Michael Spakman, ‘closed the loop’ for BGL users when setting up new SMSFs via a newly released integration with Simple Fund... Read more continue reading

Market trends: BOLRS aren’t a sure thing

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The challenges for AMP advisers with their buyer of last resort arrangements (BOLRs) has dominated the headlines. Many other advisers have BOLR arrangements with their dealer groups/licensees and while many... Read more continue reading

Link Group to acquire Pepper European Servicing

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Link Administration Holdings (ASX:LNK) has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Pepper European Servicing (PES) from Pepper Group for an upfront consideration of  €165 million (~A$266 million) and up... Read more continue reading

Splitit responds to AFIA draft code for BNPL providers

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Splitit Payments Ltd (ASX:SPT), a leading global monthly instalment payment solution, welcomes the draft Code of Practice for buy now pay later (BNPL) providers issued for consultation by the Australian... Read more continue reading

Perennial Value bolsters team with two new strategic appointments

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Leading boutique fund manager Perennial Value Management Limited (Perennial) has announced the appointment of two new senior positions. David Redford-Bell will commence as Senior Investment Specialist based in Queensland and... Read more continue reading

Increased demand for unlisted infrastructure sees further growth at IPIF

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Increasing investor demand for unlisted infrastructure has prompted a leading asset manager to further expand its in-house team. Specialist alternative asset manager Infrastructure Partners Investment Fund (IPIF) has appointed Kurt... Read more continue reading

Landmines to look out for in the hunt for yield

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In the ‘lower for longer’ interest rate environment, investors are naturally being drawn to investments that suggest high yields for relatively low levels of risk. There is no shortage of... Read more continue reading