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Adamantem invests in carbon farming

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
Adamantem Capital has taken a majority stake in a carbon farming project developer which works to regenerate farmed land. Adamantem has joined Climate Friendly as a majority stake investor, supporting the business' growth and aim to tackle the climate ...

Super funds to answer to new APRA enforcer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... and subsequently PwC's global regulatory policy and engagement leader. "Ms Cole also spent over 20 years in private practice as a solicitor specialising in commercial litigation with an emphasis on financial services," Frydenberg said. "Strong and ...

WTW wins mandate from NZ government super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... review will include evaluating the fund's ethical investment approach and framework in the context of international best practice standards. "This includes consideration of how the Authority is taking account of and reporting on climate change," WTW ...

Dealer group GM exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
IOOF has confirmed the role of general manager of alliances and distribution for one of its major licensees has been made redundant. Jason Kriss was general manager of alliances and distribution at Bridges Financial Services, a role he held for some ...

Low pass rate for latest FASEA exam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... advisers have five more sittings to pass the exam. Those who fail to pass by the end of 2021 will no longer be able to practice as licensed financial advisers. FASEA reported that 2300 advisers have registered for the next sitting in March.

Super fund appoints head of asset allocation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
Australian Ethical (AEF) has announced the appointment of a new head of asset allocation following the promotion of Mike Murray. AEF has appointed John Woods to head of asset allocation, where he will be responsible for the balanced fund and overall ...

Former AMP adviser in enforceable undertaking

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... allegedly benefited from that. Thorne's SMSF advice business was called Saber Superannuation. She also owned an accounting practice, Saber Accountants, and she recommended that her own accounting practice prepare annual accounts and tax returns for SMSF ...

Frontier zeroes in on poor culture

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
Frontier Advisors is putting investment managers on notice, warning them to expect a tougher appraisal of how they manage cultural and governance issues. While it has always assessed and considered culture when it formulates manager ratings and recommendations ...

Pahari's pay packet revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
... to sexual harassment or misconduct in our workplace, it has identified some key improvement areas to meet global best practice standards," Hazelton said. AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari took a hit to his remuneration in 2020, taking home $6.7 ...

APRA calls out poor group insurance practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
The prudential regulator has lambasted the group insurance sector for several practices it deems disagreeable, casting doubt over the future viability of insurance provided via superannuation. APRA recently wrote to superannuation funds and life insurers ...