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Why advisers don't recommend annuities

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... their retirement savings. "There needs to be a greater balance between comprehensive compliance and giving advisers the freedom to provide advice in a meaningful and engaging way with clients." The Orford Initiative at Melbourne University is funded ...

Adamantem invests in carbon farming

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... forward to supporting Climate Friendly's focus on active landscape management which enables carbon farming partners the freedom and flexibility to regenerate the landscape in balance with sustainable agricultural production." Climate Friendly works with ...

UK pension fund fossil fuel investments laid bare

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... fossil fuels for each of the 6.8 million people depending on local government pension funds across the UK. Derived from Freedom of Information requests, the research shows the pension funds for Greater Manchester, Strathclyde, West Yorkshire, and West ...

CountPlus profit down 53%

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... addition, CountPlus completed six tuck-in acquisitions in the six months to 31 December 2020 including Ascent Private Wealth, Freedom Accounting Group, CBD Wealth Solutions and Arch Capital. CountPlus will pay a fully franked dividend of 1.25 cents per ...

Fidelity enters UK advice market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
Fidelity International has launched a new restricted advice service, Fidelity Wealth Management, in the UK with five advisers and another six on the way. Fidelity said the UK wealth management arm will build on its existing wealth and retirement services ...

AustralianSuper breached member's privacy: Regulator

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Hampton. The OAIC is the national regulator for privacy and freedom of information that sits in the Attorney General's portfolio.

AMG Super rebrands divisions to cut costs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... three years. AMG Super, which is partly owned by DDH Graham, has so far run the $140 million Emplus Super and $300 million Freedom of Choice Super as standalone divisions of AMG. "We are in a process of a significant product consolidation project. Emplus ...

CountPlus firm completes tuck in acquisition

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
... investment in tuck-in acquisitions, business opportunities and owner, partner-driver growth opportunities. It recently acquired Freedom Accounting Group, CBD Wealth Solutions, Arch Capital and Hillard O'Donnell and Associates.

Godfrey Pembroke firm jumps ship

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... opportunities and owner, partner-driver growth opportunities. It has undertaken six acquisitions in FY21 to date including Freedom Accounting Group, CBD Wealth Solutions and Arch Capital and confirmed its "strong pipeline" of firms to acquire.

Clive Palmer ramps up calls for Shipton's head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... ASIC's own review into the matter, but has not resigned. Palmer has previously claimed that ASIC is refusing to release freedom of information material on Shipton and has called for an inquiry into ASIC itself. "James Shipton is being paid almost 20 ...