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The Aussie wealthtech firms that are 'most innovative'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... chief executive Adrian Johnstone told Financial Standard that the company aims to be the "operational backbone" of an independent advice firm by offering a "fully integrated ecosystem" including sales, opportunity management, CRM, and ongoing relationship ...

Vale Wayne McGauley

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... global equities and Australian equity capabilities as well as cultivating close relationships with asset consultants, independent financial advisers, and private wealth firms. Wheelhouse managing director Alastair MacLeod told Financial Standard McGauley ...

Proxy advisors have 'undue influence': Jamie Dimon

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024
... ISS and Glass Lewis. Dimon said asset managers and institutional investors should base their voting decisions on an independent application of their own voting guidelines and policies. "To the extent they use recommendations from proxy advisors in their ...

Non-compete clauses come under the microscope

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
... on job mobility, where a worker's beliefs about the enforceability of a non-compete clause can influence behaviour independent of whether the clause is in fact enforceable." As part of the consultation, new research by the e61 Institute revealed the ...

A quarter of advised Australians nervous about retirement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
... retirement are, according to a new report. Challenger's inaugural Retirement Happiness Index, in collaboration with independent research house YouGov, conducted the study of over 1000 Australians over 60 to delve into the intricacies of retirement happiness. ...

Aware Super chair named governor-general

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... in the superannuation system, particularly for women." Aware Super said it has now commenced the search for a new independent chair. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) also welcomed Mostyn's appointment to the new role. "I ...

QMV Legal folds, managing partner to launch new firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... Melbourne-based QMV Legal also comprises senior regulatory consultant Jessica Pomeroy. Steffanoni will launch a new independent business that remains focused on providing legal, risk, and compliance advice to trustees of APRA-regulated superannuation ...

Bitcoin investing is on the rise, but more regulation is needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... more valuable. In anticipation of this event Australian investors have been stocking up on Bitcoin. According to the Independent Reserve Cryptocurrency Index (IRCI), cynicism around Bitcoin is at all-time lows, with fewer people considering it to be ...

Government dawdling on paid parental leave super: Greens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... people might think," she said. "It's going to be paid as an annual payment in arrears to the super funds." Like many, independent senator David Pocock welcomed the proposed changes proposed in the Bill. However, he believes that this is also an opportunity ...

Australian Retirement Trust completes Alcoa merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... kicking off. In December 2022, Alcoa Super informed members it was on the hunt for potential merger partners after an independent review by KPMG found it would struggle to satisfy members' best interests by 2025. In March 2023, ART signed a Memorandum ...
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