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Capgemini names new managing director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
Capgemini has named a new managing director for Australia and New Zealand, following the recent promotion of Olaf Pietschner. Kaylene O'Brien has been appointed as the managing director for Australia and New Zealand effective 1 March 2021. She succeeds ...

Possible delay for SG rise: Hume

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
The government has hinted heavily that the legislated increase to the superannuation guarantee will be delayed as Australians need more capital throughout their working life. Speaking at the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia's National Policy ...

Ignition Advice enters UK market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
Fintech Ignition Advice has announced it will move into the UK market, establishing new teams in London and Edinburgh. Ignition chief executive of Europe Terry Donohoe said he is delighted by the move into the UK market. "By bringing advisers and their ...

Government passes advice, super reforms

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
Financial advisers will now need prior written consent each year from clients before deducting fees, while funds from Eligible Rollover Funds must now be reunited with members within 28 days. Two key pieces of legislation were passed yesterday: the ...

CFOs gain clout in ESG metrics

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
Many companies are housing the ultimate responsibility for ESG with their chief financial officers, says a new report from Accenture. Accenture interviewed about 1517 finance leaders including chief financial officers from around the globe for the seventh ...

Link flags PEXA listing

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
Link Group is now exploring the possibility of listing PEXA despite recently flagging there was strong interest from other parties in buying the property settlement platform. Link, together with Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and Commonwealth ...

Crypto chosen over defensive assets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
Investment in cryptocurrencies among investors has surpassed defensive assets such as precious metals, fixed income and annuities, according to new research. Digital asset exchange BTC Markets latest survey of over 2000 investors revealed 12.6% of respondents ...

Vanguard to launch retirement income tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
Vanguard has announced it is launching the Vanguard Retirement Income Builder tool for financial advisers. Vanguard Australia head of intermediary Rebecca Pope announced the upcoming launch of the Vanguard Retirement Income Builder at Vanguard's recent ...

HUB24, Netwealth top platform rankings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
Investment Trends' latest look at the platforms space has seen HUB24 just inch out Netwealth for the lead when it comes to overall functionality. The 2020 Platform Benchmarking & Competitive Analysis Report sees HUB24 rank first for platform functionality ...

BetaShares launches climate ETF

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
The exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider has announced it is set to launch a fund that will provide exposure to companies focused on climate and environmental challenges. The BetaShares Climate Change Innovation ETF (ERTH) will track an index that will ...