Laura Dew

Laura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management.

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Funds management

16 Dec

ASIC makes first civil DDO action against financial product distributor

ASIC has commenced its first civil penalty action against a distributor of financial products in the Federal Court for alleged breaches of the design and distribution obl...

Financial planning

16 Dec

Strong gains in provisional advisers following exam

There has been the highest number of provisional advisers joining the industry since September with double-digit advisers joining following the results of the November ad...

Financial planning

16 Dec

Individual charged over $600k commission from criminal proceedings

A second individual related to Courtenay House has been charged with carrying on an unlicensed financial services business and receiving over $600k in commissions which w...

Funds management

15 Dec

Managers make biggest move to bonds in over a decade

Global fund managers are holding a net overweight to bonds for the first time since 2009, according to a monthly survey by Bank of America....

Financial planning

15 Dec

FPA/AFA merger talks enter second member consultation

The FPA and AFA have entered the second round of member consultation on the proposed merger. ...

Funds management

15 Dec

Westpac decried for climate change inaction

Westpac has come under fire from shareholders over greenwashing with Market Forces describing the firm as a ‘laughing stock’....

People & Products

15 Dec

Aviva expands real assets team

Aviva Investors has appointed David Hedalen as head of real assets research....

Financial planning

14 Dec

Former Perth adviser sentenced for super theft

A former Perth financial adviser has been sentenced after dishonestly obtaining over $35,000 from his clients’ superannuation. ...

Financial planning

14 Dec

The struggle for advisers to reinvent themselves

A clinical psychologist is concerned about Medicare cuts as financial advisers he has treated have tended to need longer treatments as they struggle to transition to a ne...

Policy & Regulation

14 Dec

Govt seeks to implement two ALRC recommendations

The Government has released draft legislation implementing two recommendations made by the Australian Law Reform Commission relating to improving financial services legis...