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Admin fees could balloon from BFID

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
The new best financial interests duty (BFID) could see members pay higher administration fees as the record-keeping obligations ramp up, superannuation funds and industry experts warn. The reforms, which are part of the Your Future Your Super legislation ...

ASI restructures distribution team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... is led by Garreth Innes. The Asian fixed income team in Singapore and global fixed income team in the UK will continue to cover the local offering as part of their investment universe for global and regional portfolios and manage the strategies from ...

Foresight Analytics acquires research firm

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
The independent data analytics group has acquired the analytics arm of an independent rating and research firm as it works to build out its market share. Foresight Analytics acquired investment research and operational capability ratings business Australia ...

Rest expands member engagement team

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
Rest has appointed two senior leads to drive digital engagement and member insights respectively. Catherine Farrugia and Steven Ahn have joined the member engagement team. Farrugia joined in February as the new general manager of digital, responsible ...

Remediation services profiting from Royal Commission failures

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
Services are popping up to assist consumers in getting refunds for fee for no service financial advice, junk insurance and other misconduct exposed by the Royal Commission - but they are doing it for a fee. Remediator is one such service, launching ...

APRA calls out poor group insurance practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... insurers hiked up premiums, introduced restrictive terms and conditions, while trustees had trouble obtaining quotes for cover as insurers and reinsurers declined to participate in many tenders. Such practices are currently alive and well, according ...

Perpetual promotes on Aussie equities team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
Perpetual has appointed deputy portfolio managers for its Australian equities long-short fund and for the smaller companies fund. The Perpetual Share-Plus Long-Short Fund is currently managed by Anthony Aboud. Perpetual has appointed Sean Roger as the ...

Westpac exec goes part-time

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
Westpac's group general counsel & enterprise executive has stepped down and will move to a part-time advisory role. Rebecca Lim has been with the bank for 20 years and in her current role for a decade. She will continue in the role until a replacement ...

New investment manager enters Aussie market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
Fullgoal Asset Management, a Chinese equity and fixed income investment manager, has expanded its distribution to cover the Australian and New Zealand markets by retaining 3PD. Fullgoal, which has investment teams in Shanghai and Hong Kong, has AU$200 ...

Boutique manager hires from Talaria

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
Alphinity Investment Management has appointed Talaria's former director of business development as a client portfolio manager, to serve as a link between the investment and distribution teams. Elfreda Jonker was previously director of business development ...