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The untold story of adviser education

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022
On day two of the Association of Financial Advisers' Thrive Conference, Kaplan Professional chief executive Brian Knight said there's plenty of statements being thrown around about education, often without a lot of data behind them. However ...

Inconsistencies across RIC strategies: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
Mercer analysis of publicly available retirement income strategy summaries shows a great disparity between super funds' approaches. Under the requirements of the Retirement Income Covenant, trustees set out how they'll help members with their retirement ...

FPA Congress a chance to 'reunite, reset'

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... as benefit from global best practice." She added: "As we mark our 30th birthday as an association and contemplate a new start joining our colleagues at the AFA, the theme of Reunite, Reset is enormously relevant." FPA chair David Sharpe said: "As someone ...

Former fund manager, philanthropist Brian Sherman passes away

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
Brian Sherman has passed away at age 79 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. South-African born Sherman was chair and joint managing director of investment house EquitiLink Group. In his memoir, Lives of Brian, he recounted how he came to Australia ...

2022 is the hardest year to retire: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
According to new data, this year could be the most challenging in recent history to retire. Natixis IM shared its annual NIM Global Retirement Index (GRI) data and report named Danger Zone and said market downfall, low rates and inflation are taking ...

UK regulator flags big redress bill likely for Link

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has approved Dye & Durham's takeover of Link Group, but the acquisition may be hindered by potential redress payments of more than $500 million over Link's involvement with the LF Woodford Equity Income Fund. ...

Local head named for BNP Paribas custody business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
Nine months after David Braga departed as BNP Paribas Securities Services head of Australia and New Zealand, his replacement has been named. State Street's Daniel Cheever has taken over the role with immediate effect, the custodian said. It follows ...

Practifi names senior director, go-to-market

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
... globally. Banga's current duties as director of advice solutions will carry over to the new executive role which he will start effective immediately. Going forward he will be responsible for the Australian product strategy with accountabilities touching ...

Aware Super launches $7 billion property arm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
Aware Super has launched its real estate arm and intends to hold $7 billion in assets within five years. First announced in June, Aware Real Estate will actively manage the super fund's directly owned Australian living, industrial, office and mixed-use ...

UniSuper appoints ESG manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
UniSuper has appointed Jodie Barns as ESG manager. Barns will be responsible for qualifying and quantifying ESG considerations in investments and operations, to inform decisions taken in investments. Barns joins the fund from the Australian Council ...