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Adviser numbers close in on 17k

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... mark as more than 700 recently exited the industry. As of March 17, the ASIC Financial Adviser Register recorded 17,246 active advisers, Rainmaker modelling of the data reveals. On January 20, there were 18,015 servicing the sector, meaning 769 advisers ...

Milford chair to retire

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... Zealand's largest staff-owned fund managers. "Milford has an unwavering commitment to client service and a distinctive active asset management style," Walker said.

HESTA pushes forward with internalisation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
The $68 billion industry fund for health workers is pushing forward with an ambitious internalisation program. The fund recently reached a key milestone, with its in-house Australian equities team now actively investing. The Australian equities being ...

JPMAM appoints sustainable investing head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
J.P. Morgan Asset Management's (JPMAM) appointed a new head of sustainable investing research, based in London. Roland Rott has been made head of sustainable investing research, which is a newly created role for JPMAM with a global remit. Rott will ...

Active funds continue underperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... SPIVA Australia Scorecard has revealed just over half of Australian equities funds beat their benchmarks last year, with active funds underperforming. Last year, just over half of Australian funds in the Equity General and Equity Mid- and Small-Cap S&P ...

FPA is the preferred association: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... the lion's share of membership as nearly 40% of advisers report they are part of the professional body. Some 38% or 7239 active advisers on ASIC's Financial Adviser Register are members of the FPA based on the 18,800 recorded in the December 2021 database. ...

Hostplus commits to net zero

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... portfolio is already carbon neutral. Australian Retirement Trust (the newly merged QSuper and Sunsuper), AustralianSuper, Active Super, Aware Super, Colonial First State, UniSuper, Rest, HESTA, Cbus and Togethr Trustees (Catholic Super and Equip) are ...

Hostplus, Statewide provide merger details

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... the policy terms being retained. Under the example provided, a 40-year-old member with four units of default cover in the Active occupation category will now pay $12.70 a week for death, TPD and income protection. Previously they paid $12.52. In integrating ...

Allspring Global Investments appoints fixed income leaders

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... expand Allspring's fixed income investment teams' capabilities and deep knowledge of global markets." Allspring head of active equity Ann Miletti said: "I am proud of the achievements of my colleagues in fixed income and their deserved promotions." "Diversity ...

Biden signs executive order on digital assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order on ensuring the responsible development of digital assets, in a move that has seen the price of Bitcoin jump. Signed overnight, the executive order outlines the first whole-of-government strategy ...