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Nanuk AM lists active ETMF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
... entire economy. The devastating events in Ukraine in recent weeks are likely to accelerate these changes as energy independence and security demand a more rapid transition away from fossil fuels." The fund currently has no direct exposure to Russian ...

Advisers can help female clients 'break the bias'

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... men," she said. Fidelity International has also conducted several studies in market when it comes to the financial independence of women. Its latest study, completed in January this year, found that many women still feel trapped by their financial situation ...

ASIC stands against suspicious SMSF auditing

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... auditors were involved in reciprocal audit arrangements, which create self-interest and familiarity and threaten independence. These actions follow referrals to ASIC by the ATO of 18 SMSF auditors, for contravening the independence requirements. Each ...

Women's life choices constrained by money stress: Fidelity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... in Australia. It found that many women feel trapped by their financial situation. When asked to define financial independence, the most common answer given by women is having a personal income, so you don't have to rely on financial support from ...

Proxy advice reforms defeated

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... organisations. It is owned by the super fund members it advises, which would not meet the standard of criteria for independence under the regulations that were overturned. "The regulations were rushed through without parliamentary scrutiny and with no ...

AMP Capital unveils new name

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
... officer Nadine Lennie, who joins in April. "As a demerged entity, Collimate Capital will provide a greater level of independence, stability and accountability to further enable the delivery of superior results for all of our investors and act on growth ...

Foundation rolls out financial literacy program for students

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
... Older students will learn about navigating the workplace, earning, tax, superannuation and building towards financial independence. The program is provided at no cost to schools or parents or carers. Ecstra is fully funding the program as part of its ...

More work needed to end financial abuse

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... Pillar One of the new plan to end domestic violence refers to addressing systems 'that create barriers to financial independence for women'. "The way superannuation works is one such system because it assumes people work full time throughout the entire ...

Proxy advice reforms force transparency, AFS licensing

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 DEC 2021
... extension and the requirement to provide copies of proxy advice to companies will commence from 7 February 2022. The new independence and superannuation voting disclosure requirements commence on 1 July 2022. "Australia has a highly concentrated proxy ...

AFCA must improve transparency: Hume

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021
... that AFCA is "performing well in a difficult operating environment" and that there are no systemic issues with its independence and operations, chief ombudsman and chief executive David Locke said that results overall show a positive report card. He ...