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Industry veterans launch dealer group

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
Two advice industry stalwarts have launched a new dealer group promising to save advisers time and money. Finchley & Kent opened for business on July 1 after four years of development by co-founders Sam El Shammaa and Phil Alexander. While they acknowledge ...

Bloomberg launches ESG ratings

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Bloomberg has launched proprietary environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings, which it says will help to provide transparent, data driven insights into company performance. Initially, Bloomberg will offer environmental and social scores for ...

FSU wants CBA to up pay

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
The Commonwealth Bank is in the final stages of enterprise bargaining, with the Financial Services Union using the bank's full year results as evidence rises are needed. Despite taking an 11.3% profit hit due to the impacts of COVID-19, CBA managed ...

ASIC puts investment managers on notice over valuations

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
The corporate regulator is ramping up its focus on reviewing valuation practices amongst investment managers to ensure they are reliable during the pandemic. ASIC's Interim Corporate Plan 2020/21 is reminding entities to ensure that the valuations of ...

AFP charges early release scammers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
The Australian Federal Police have charged three people with allegedly submitting false claims to gain early access to superannuation under the new COVID-19 measures. AFP Taskforce Iris has charged seven people in total with submitting false early release ...

New platform launches for super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
A new platform has been launched for super funds aiming to help navigate the mounting pressure to improve returns and lower investment fees, costs and taxes. Parametric announced the new platform, saying with super funds facing increased pressures it ...

Rejigging retirement income: First Sentier Investors

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
In terms of retirement income solutions, there is a need to balance the fine line between making things simple and making them simplistic, according to Rudi Minbatiwala head of equity income at First Sentier Investors. Speaking as part of the Actuaries ...

Chief executives cop pay cuts

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
Australia's top ranking bosses have endured pay cuts as boards have reined in bonuses ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI's CEO Pay in ASX200 Companies research shows that ...

Investment committees not up to scratch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
New research from Thinking Ahead Institute has identified the flaws in investment committee practices and governance. The research, Going from good to great, points to the aviation industry as one the investment industry could stand to learn from. The ...

APRA spells out unlisted asset valuation standards

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
APRA has been forced to clarify the standards it holds for superannuation trustees when valuing unlisted assets. It comes as the market downturn as a result of the pandemic and the Early Release of Superannuation Scheme (ERS) has led to industry concerns ...