In the third part of our new Good Returns TV series, Julian McCormack, an investment specialist for Platinum Asset Management in Sydney, tells publisher Philip Macalister why a recovery in Europe is creating opportunities for investors.

Financial services specialist Consilium has made two new appointments.

Publisher Philip Macalister introduces Good Returns TV and his first guest on the show, Andrew Bascand from Harbour Asset Management. Bascand says investors should halve their return expectations in an increasingly volatile market.

In the second part of our new Good Returns TV series, publisher Philip Macalister hears why financial adviser Murray Weatherston believes the review of the Financial Advisers Act has been resoundingly a win for the “big end of town”.

UDC Finance is offering investors a “success-based participation fee” if a vote to change their trust deed is passed.

The company has today announced its new executive general manager to replace Natalie Cameron who returned to Australia earlier this year.

The Supreme Court has ruled Hamish McIntosh can keep his initial $500,000 investment with the failed Ross Asset Management but must repay the fictitious profits of $454,000.

Specialist lender RESIMAC had made a number of changes to where it will lend.

Health insurer Southern Cross has made changes to its policies and tweaked it affiliated provider programme.

BNZ has topped the latest Consumer NZ KiwiSaver survey and been named the 2017 People’s Choice winner for KiwiSaver providers.

Australian mortgage brokers are pulling in an average A$4600 per mortgage, analysts at UBS say, and cutting those payments could be one way that banks can pay their new levy.