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How managers win ESG mandates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
New research from Investment Trends has revealed how investors choose ESG product providers, and it's bad news for some of the big names in funds management. According to the research, conducted by Investment Trends and Australian Ethical, 87% of ...

Dealer group offers new fee structure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
A dealer group is offering a new fee structure for financial advisers who choose to work part-time. Centrepoint Alliance has launched a new flexible fee model, available to financial advice firms with more than one authorised representative. For advisers ...

Clime appoints new chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... Clime ended the March quarter with $1 billion in funds under management (up $55 million from December quarter), including LIC, individually managed accounts, separately managed accounts, managed funds and mandates. Funds under advice were $3.1 billion ...

Advisers to go forth with claims handling

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has welcomed the government's regulation that will exempt advisers from varying their AFSL to provide claims handling, following a submission outlining issues. The government passed Financial Sector Reform ...

IOOF licensees to take remedial action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
IOOF will take remedial action to address deficiencies identified by ASIC within Bridges Financial Services and RI Advice Group. During surveillance in December 2020, ASIC found 15% of client files from Bridges and 17% of files from RI Advice contained ...

Iress partners with regtech for DDO

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
The financial services software company has announced it is integrating Objective Corporation with its blockchain technology for its design and distribution obligations (DDO) solution. The integration will allow product issuers to publish Target Market ...

Adviser numbers at five-year low

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
The financial adviser population has reverted to the pre-financial services Royal Commission days, ending at 20,667 in the first quarter of 2021. Rainmaker analysis of ASIC's Financial Adviser Register found that the total number of financial advisers ...

New board director at AFIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
The $9 billion LIC has added a former KPMG executive to its board. Australian Foundation Investment Company has appointed Julie Fahey as a non-executive director effective April 22. Fahey spent 10 years at KPMG as a partner, during which her roles included ...

ASIC opens breach reporting consultation

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
The corporate regulator is seeking stakeholder feedback on updates to draft guidance on breach reporting reforms that aim to reduce industry misconduct. ASIC's draft guidance is based on reforms made to the breach reporting regime under the F inancial ...

MLC GM joins dealer group

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
The former general manager of MLC Financial Planning and the MLC advice network has jumped to a dealer group aligned with a real estate agent. Wealth Market, which is associated with Ray White and Loan Market, has appointed Jasia Fabig as national practice ...