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Advice group convicted of hawking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
National Advice Solutions was convicted in a Queensland court for cold-calling consumers and trying to convince them to switch their super fund, copping a $70,000 fine. National Advice Solutions' AFSL was cancelled in December and its two responsible ...

MAX Awards 2023: Nominations open

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
Nominations are open for the annual Financial Standard MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards. Now in their 29th year, the Financial Standard MAX Awards recognise the individuals, teams and organisations that are at the top of their ...

CountPlus appoints new chief risk officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... Chambers, with the company saying she brings significant commercial risk expertise and a strategic mindset. Previously a general manager at AET, Chambers led the team that sold the business to Insignia from Equity Trustees in 2022 for $135 million. Chambers ...

JANA awarded mandate by NFP

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... purpose and mission while still generating enough revenue to support them in their long-term success." Community South Trust general manager Jackie Flutey said that JANA's strong track record working with community trusts and endowments in the region ...

Support staff key to advice firm longevity: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... business issue, as many deem this will play a role in their long-term success. In the coming year, just 15% plan to recruit a general manager or practice manager. But in this highly competitive marketplace, Business Health found that it is necessary ...

ASIC dodges PGPA investigation questioning

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
... any PGPA investigations or inquiries into ASIC commissioners in the past two years?" Longo then directed the question to general counsel Chris Savundra who said he couldn't be sure "off the top of his head." "It's a large Act, I want to make ...

Equity Trustees names super head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
Equity Trustees has appointed Andrew Godfrey as executive general manager of its Superannuation Trustees Services business. Godfrey replaces Mark Blair, who successfully transformed the company's strategy to concentrate on independent outsourced trusteeship ...

Productivity Commission kicks off philanthropy review

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... including with Commonwealth, state and territory governments, the philanthropic, not-for-profit and business sectors and the general public. Alex Robson is deputy chair of the review, while Julia Abramson is commissioner. The government has also now ...

ESG impacts on US pension funds tested

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... ESG from considerations of the state's fund management practices. Twenty-five American Republican state attorneys general are suing the US Department of Labor to halt new rules that would allow US-based retirement plans to consider ESG factors in ...

Rest welcomes super heavyweights

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
... employees has further strengthened its investment team by appointing two high-profile investment professionals. Spirit Super general manager strategy and risk Paul Docherty has arrived as head of portfolio construction and research. He will play a key ...