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APRA finalises framework for insurance in super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
APRA has finalised its revisions to guidance on insurance in superannuation, which was made in response to findings from the Royal Commission. APRA conducted extensive industry consultation on this matter over two years. Now, the completion of this ...

Centrepoint partners with Iress

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
Two Centrepoint Alliance subsidiaries have adopted Iress' advice fee consent solution. Matrix Planning Solutions and ClearView Financial Advice will be able to capture fee consent for ongoing service fee agreements via Xplan. They join Colonial ...

Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award winner revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
The second winner of the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award for 2021 has been announced by the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA). Sydney-based financial adviser Susan Buda of Brady & Associates Financial Advisers has taken home the award. ...

Hong Kong REIT buys Queen Victoria Building

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
Hong Kong's Link REIT has snapped up stakes in some iconic Sydney buildings. It purchased a 50% interest in Queen Victoria Building, The Strand Arcade, and The Galeries - all retail buildings in Sydney's central business district. The transaction has ...

Economic recap: Week to November 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
The rise and rise of measured inflation across the globe has had financial markets bring forward rate hike expectations, and for good reasons. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) started proceedings at its 6 October meeting when it doubled the official ...

Pendal recovers losses

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
Pendal reported a 41.5% jump in net profit after tax to $164.7 million in the year ending September, making up for the losses in its previous results. The funds management firm also recorded a 34.6% spike in revenue to $627.4 million and average funds ...

ASIC bans adviser over Linchpin, Endeavour fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
The corporate regulator banned a Queensland-based financial adviser for three years after recommending clients into the Investport Income Opportunity Fund. Keith Robert McDermott was an authorised representative of The FinancialLink Group and has been ...

ASIC shuts down unlicensed investment scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
An unlicensed financial services firm that allegedly misappropriated $5.7 million from self-managed superannuation fund members is in the process of being shut down by ASIC. ASIC obtained interim orders and injunctions from the Queensland Federal Court ...

Goldman Sachs promotes five in ANZ

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
Five individuals at Goldman Sachs in Australia and New Zealand have been promoted as part of the firm's global managing director class of 2021. In an internal memo, Goldman Sachs Australia chief executive Simon Rothery congratulated Andrew Boak, Andrew ...

CFA Institute launches new ESG standard

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
CFA Institute launched the Global ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products, a new standard designed to facilitate more accurate evaluation of ESG investment products. The standards are voluntary and can be applied to all investment vehicles ...