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Winner of Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award 2022 announced

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... certification that is recognised worldwide is really important to me. The CFP designation is also prestigious within the profession so achieving it sets me apart from others in my field." FPA chief executive Sarah Abood congratulated Lozada on her award. ...

FPA pushes for advice law simplification

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
Heavy-handed regulations puts financial advisers at significant risk of breaching the law, according to the Financial Planning Association of Australia, which is urging the government to strip out layers of complexity in the latest round of reforms. ...

Saxo Markets Australia rolls out new platform

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
Saxo Markets has launched a new investment platform designed to make investing simple, intuitive, and personalised for retail investors. The platform, dubbed SaxoInvestor, provides access to research content and investment themes, in addition to over ...

Mirae to launch local ETF suite

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
Mirae Asset Global Investments will make a big play for the local exchange-traded fund market, confirming it will launch a suite of products before the end of the year. The US$229 billion Korean asset manager is due to launch Global X, an ETF specialist ...

Mingshi Investment Management to launch local offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
The Shanghai-headquartered investment manager has been handed an AFSL as it looks to roll out two local China-A shares funds for institutional and sophisticated investors. Following the opening of its Sydney office last month, Mingshi Investment Management ...

U Ethical adds two directors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
U Ethical Investors has appointed two new directors to its board. Annette King and Robin Burns join its board of directors. King has over 18 years' experience in directorships including with MLC Australia, Swiss Re, AFG and FNZ Group. She also has over ...

Aussie CFPs move toward 5000

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... Australia in the past year have fallen by 4%, this is lower when compared to the 11% drop experienced broadly across the profession, FPA chief executive Sarah Abood said. Abood said it is pleasing to see that advisers continue to recognise the value ...

International hiring spree: Robert Half

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
Recruitment firm Robert Half is reporting that there is fierce demand for international talent as Australia's borders open this week. Robert Half estimates that the shortfall of international talent from two years of closed borders will take at least ...

HUB24 completes Class acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
HUB24's acquisition of self-managed super fund technology provider Class has finalised. The platform announced the takeover in October 2021 and folded the technology firm into a new business unit this month. The acquisition saw Class chief executive ...

Expansion strategy boosts Sequoia results

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
The diversification strategy of Sequoia Financial Group's licensee services business has delivered strong results in the interim reporting period. The professional services division, which provides licensed services to financial advisers, as well ...