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VBP adds to leadership team amid Elixir acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
Vital Business Partners (VBP) has established new positions within its leadership team following its acquisition of Elixir Consulting. On Wednesday, VBP revealed it would buy a 100% stake in Elixir Consulting, purchasing the company from founder and ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) "will play an important role in this transitional period, to ensure best practice reporting, and that all efforts are made to eliminate attempts of wrongdoing," Motto said. It appears that ASIC and the Australian ...

Potential reporting relief for trustees: ASIC

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
ASIC is proposing to extend the temporary relief for superannuation trustees' disclosure and reporting consistency obligations for two years. ASIC is seeking feedback on the potential extension, including whether the current arrangement is operating ...

Dispute resolution failures land TelstraSuper in Federal Court

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
... resolution procedures in place, and, importantly, to have the systems and resourcing to ensure they are being put into practice. Financial service providers need to prioritise dispute resolution procedures to properly protect consumers." TelstraSuper ...

American Century unveils new global strategy

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
The American Century Global Sustainable Value Equity strategy will target 'diamonds in the rough' that are well positioned to benefit from a transition to more sustainable business practices. The strategy, managed by global value equity chief investment ...

NAB commits to $1bn of lending to boost First Nations businesses

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
NAB is ramping up its support of First Nations businesses, setting a $1 billion lending target over the next three years. The commitment will see NAB's funding of First Nations businesses and community organisations jump by 140% from its current ...

Frontier calls out structural super fund flaws

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023
... expressed a desire to take the minimum government-mandated income, nearly 50% adhered to this "suboptimal approach" in practice. "This misalignment is a result of the complexity of existing retirement products and the challenges members face when navigating ...

High-performing firms reveal strategies behind success

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
The success behind high-performing financial advice firms is largely driven by their ability to operate strategically with discipline and help advisers focus on servicing clients' needs, a new analysis shows. A study by Macquarie Business Banking and ...

Alternative assets are the way forward: Forum

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
... incorporating alternative investments, says abrdn investment director Raf Choudhury. Choudhury told the Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Retirement Income in Melbourne today that when it comes to portfolio construction, it's useful to use ...

Betashares launches investment platform, targets retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023
Betashares has unveiled a new investment platform for self-directed investors, offering access to any ETF traded on the ASX at zero brokerage, with features for financial advisers on the horizon. The fund manager's new platform - Betashares Direct ...