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PRI chief joins Quinbrook advisory board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
The chief executive of the Principles for Responsible Investment has joined the advisory board of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners. Fiona Reynolds will take on the position when she steps down from the PRI later this year. She has been at the helm ...

Adviser exam cost jumps under new bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
The Better Advice Bill is proposing several changes to the mandatory financial advice exam, including substantially increasing the cost of each sitting. The Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response-Better Advice) Bill 2021 exposure draft ...

Economic recap: Week to August 27

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
All talk and still no taper (yet). Along with the declaration of "mission accomplished" in the planet's war against the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fed's annual Kansas City Fed's Jackson Hole symposium is the most widely anticipated event of ...

Life insurer wins RAC mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
A boutique life insurer has won a mandate from the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia. NobleOak chief executive Anthony Brown said the partnership is an important strategic milestone for the insurer. "Distribution agreements with strategic partners ...

Link profit slips

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
Link Group posted a $163 million net profit loss in its full-year results which it attributed to an impairment charge in its banking and credit management (BCM) division. The administration software business recorded a non-cash impairment charge of ...

North educational hub registers 5000 users

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
AMP North's education hub has clocked up more than 5000 attendees since launching last year. North's virtual educationHUB has held seven education series and over 70 webinars covering more than 25 topics. The topics cover professional and personal development ...

Economic recap: Week to August 20

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
The continued spread of the Delta variant in most parts of the world - even in New Zealand despite being locked down after only one case - and reduced vaccine efficacy - as demonstrated by the rise in infections in Israel (one of the very first country ...

Netwealth boosts profit

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
The platform recorded net profit gains and a substantial increase in funds under administration as it expects inflows to hit $10 billion in the next financial year. In its full-year results, Netwealth posted a 23.9% increase in net profit to $54.1 million. ...

Government passes continuous disclosure changes

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
The government yesterday passed changes to Corporations Act that loosens disclosure requirements for companies, while also introducing legislation to make virtual AGMs permanent. Under the amendment, companies and directors will be liable for continuous ...

Praemium improves non-custodial solution

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
The platform has made changes to its artificial intelligence capabilities to improve the user experience of its $140 billion non-custodial Virtual Managed Account solution. Praemium has expanded machine learning which has been able to identify transactions ...