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Exam pass rate steady at 60%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
The September financial adviser exam pass rate was stable at 60% but continues to fall below the overall pass rate of 88.5%. The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's latest examination statistics show that more than 1300 candidates sat ...

Australian corporate bond overhaul

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue has released a report aimed at overhauling Australia's corporate bond market. The report makes 12 recommendations to support the development of a more active corporate bond market in ...

Government-run super would leave members worse off: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
New modelling from Industry Super Australia finds that the establishment of a government-run fund would see a member $126,000 worse off at retirement. The new report, Nationalising super: Why politicians should keep their hands off your retirement savings ...

Joining the 1% around the world: Analysis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
New analysis reveals that Australians would have to work 66 years and five months to join the country's wealthiest 1%, while Chinese workers would need more than 101 years in the workforce to join China's 1%. In a stark illustration of wealth inequality ...

Six Park hires operations chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
Six Park hired a new operations chief in September who finished up at Westpac after a decade with the bank. Tuula Keto is the robo-adviser's chief operating officer. She most recently worked in the bank's group and change integration unit and ...

Crypto regulation proposed: Bragg

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
A Senate committee is proposing a regulatory framework for digital assets and crypto-asset businesses to protect consumers, promote investment in Australia and deliver competition, but the industry has concerns. The Select Committee on Australia as ...

Abrdn launches new strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
The recently rebranded abrdn has launched a new strategy in Australia. The fund manager's Global Risk Mitigation (GRM) Strategy is available to Australian professional and advised investors from today. Abrdn said the strategy aims to help investors ...

Australia improves super system quality

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
The quality of Australia's superannuation system made marginal improvements and scored highly for its integrity and sustainability, according to a global study. The Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index this year graded Australia a B+, slightly ...

Ellerston to shutter Morphic ESG fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
Ellerston Capital will terminate the Morphic Global Opportunities Fund later this month as a result of dwindling funds under management. Investors were notified in December last year that an assessment of the fund's viability would take place this ...

AZ NGA acquires regional advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
AZ Next Generation Advisory has acquired a regional financial advice firm with $250 million in funds under management. AZ NGA is expanding to the New South Wales Hunter Region by acquiring RI Newcastle and Lower Hunter for an undisclosed amount. RI ...