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Synchron appoints compliance lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
Financial advice dealer group Synchron has appointed a general manager, compliance. Phil Osborne took on the position from February 1. He has been working with Synchron as a compliance consultant since July 2021. He reports directly to the Synchron ...

CFS awards platform technology mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
Colonial First State awarded a major technology mandate in a bid to revamp its wrap platform. Specialist investment platform provider FNZ won the task of transforming FirstWrap, replacing its underlying technology as CFS attempts to cement its lead ...

Online meetings to dominate in 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
Financial advisers will continue to host virtual meetings with clients in 2022 but the majority are eager to meet them face to face, a new survey shows. The global survey of 400 US-based financial advisers found that video conferences are expected to ...

ASIC exposes RE structure conflicts of interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... conflicts of interest within the $1.5 trillion managed funds sectors' responsible entity structures. ASIC's review of 10 major responsible entities found potential conflicts of interest arise at the board and staffing levels, particularly within ...

ClearView welcomes chief risk officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
ClearView Wealth has appointed a chief risk officer from NAB to oversee its compliance and risk management operations. Cloe Reece was most recently the executive general manager of enterprise controls performance at NAB. Prior to spending about 18 months ...

Charter Hall, PGGM make moves on Irongate

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... investor, representing a premium of 21% to the stock's closing price on January 28. The partners have secured the support of major Irongate shareholder and long-time suitor 360 Capital Group, who was recently refused its bid of $1.72 per share by ...

Cbus, Dexus acquire Perth assets

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... joint venture, which holds the Jandakot Airport and industrial precinct in Perth, Western Australia. Jandakot Airport is the major general aviation airport in Western Australia, opened in 1963. Cbus chief investment officer Kristian Fok said he is excited ...

Plato launches net zero fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... Plato's Red Flags Model which incorporates more than 100 ESG red flags, including some 60 environmental inputs, plays a major role in portfolio construction," Allen said. "We check companies for a whole range of different signals using multiple data ...

Inquiry criticises gaps in CSLR

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... the proposed bill that will fail to protect its members. That managed investment schemes are excluded from the scheme is a major concern for the industry, particularly as retail investors suffered substantial financial losses from the likes of Trio Capital. ...

Economists expect a rate rise: Finder

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... end of 2023," Udy said. Wealth Within's Dale Gillham stated that the high inflation we are currently facing is not a major concern, as it is "being driven by a small area of our economy, caused by the current COVID situation and the resulting supply ...