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Connectus empowers advisers with Excelerate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... and estate planning, valuation and insurance are also included, along with resources for talent management, compliance, finance, IT, operations and cybersecurity. Local customisation will be available to Australian firms and those in the United Kingdom ...

ASIC to take targeted approach with PIP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... the regulator to take a targeted, calibrated and less prescriptive approach to regulation. Speaking at the Australian Finance Industry Association Risk Summit, Hughes said ASIC will only be calling on its new PIP powers to intervene when absolutely necessary. ...

SMSFs primed for best financial interests duty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
Self-managed superannuation funds are ahead of the game in terms of meeting the looming best financial interest rules, according to its peak body. SMSF Association deputy chief and director of policy and education Peter Burgess told the association's ...

T. Rowe Price names president, operations chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... T. Rowe Price has appointed a new president and chief operating officer, promoting an investments veteran and head of finance respectively. Rob Sharps, the new president who will continue to serve as head of investments and group chief investment officer ...

Statewide warns of cold calls to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
Statewide Super has warned community members about financial services organisations making unsolicited phone calls, offering high-cost financial advice and unrealistic return promises. The caution comes after one of its long-term members received an ...

Wage subsidy to rescue advice industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... to the AFA, a roadblock still exists in the form of the professional year, which many small practices cannot afford to finance. With almost half of the ASIC FAR yet to complete the FASEA exam, and the deadline to do so fast approaching, Gordon says he ...

Frontier on hiring spree

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... has 82 staff in total, of which 56 are in investment consulting, 13 in tech, two in business development and the rest in finance and admin.

Challenger on track to performance target

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... markets," Howes said. Looking ahead, Challenger's acquisition of Catholic Super's banking business, MyLife My Finance, is set to provide the group with a wider reach. "It allows us to play a greater role in supporting customer retirement income ...

Longstanding Challenger exec in new role

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... manager at Colonial First State Global Asset Management and worked in retail strategies and leasing at Five D and property finance at Westfield. In his new role, Pak will be responsible for capitalising on new market opportunities and using his relationships ...

Australians Googling for advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
Online searches for 'financial advice' by Australians increased by 18% last year to 14,800 in average monthly searches compared to 2019, according to Allan Gray research on search and engagement trends. Average monthly searches for 'financial advice' ...