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Responsible investment key to wealth transfer conversation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... adviser to their children in the future. "We know intergenerational wealth transfer is the largest opportunity facing advisers today, but knowing that the beneficiary are quite different in their expectations, we felt that responsible investment was ...

SMSF Association, CA ANZ rally against super tax changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... who are in or approaching retirement who followed the rules, and are also a tax trap for young players," Negline said. "Today we are urging Parliamentarians to either pause, reject or amend this legislation - because it would be unjust to pass the Bill ...

Vale Charlie Munger

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... generous in passing on his wisdom to others." Robertson added: "Buffett once said, 'Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.' I believe that's what Charlie Munger has done for the investment industry. ...

Spatium Capital selects trustee, administrator for small caps fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
Melbourne-based Spatium Capital has named True Oak as its trustee and the ASCENT Group as the administrator of its small companies fund. True Oak and the ASCENT Group are expected to oversee the Spatium Capital Small Companies Fund (SSCF) from early ...

Aware Super commits $10bn investment from new London base

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
At the Global Investment Summit today, Aware Super announced that it will invest a further $10 billion in the UK and Europe, managed through its newly opened London office. The $160 billion super fund, which currently has $17 billion invested in the ...

New bill to strip treasurer of RBA monetary policy veto powers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... treasurer's power to override the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA's) monetary policy decisions. Treasurer Jim Chalmers today announced the government's plans to reform and modernise the RBA, flagging the introduction of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Reserve ...

Treasury mulls reforming use of genetic test results by life insurers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... people undergoing genetic testing could have a significant impact on the cost of life insurance. The consultation opened today and closes on 31 January 2024.

Maple-Brown Abbott loses sales head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
Maple-Brown Abbott distribution head Duncan Hodnett has jumped across to a specialist middle-market corporate direct lending fund manager in the same role. Hodnett - who was with the boutique fund manager for almost four years - has joined Epsilon Direct ...

Mercer fined $12m over advice failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... sent to customers were timely and accurate. "ASIC expects businesses to invest properly in their compliance systems. As today's outcome shows, if they fail to do so, they face significant penalties." Mercer has previously paid about $45 million in remediation ...

RIAA appoints co-chief executives to succeed O'Connor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... next month. Earlier this year, RIAA chief executive Simon O'Connor announced his intention to step down from the role. Today, RIAA said he will be replaced by Estelle Parker and Dean Hegarty, promoted from within the organisation. Parker currently ...