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New global chief for William Blair

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
William Blair appointed a new chief executive to lead the global financial services firm in its next phase of growth. Brent Gledhill, most recently the firm's president, took the post this month. He succeeds John Ettelson, who moved to the role ...

Aware Super leads on climate action: IGCC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
Aware Super's commitment to tackling climate change has been showcased in a global initiative that aims to accelerate the transition a net zero world. The $150 billion superannuation fund was lauded for leading the industry, thanks to its Climate ...

Financial elder abuse programs launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
Protecting Seniors Wealth has unveiled new programs for the financial services sector so that it can do more to help prevent financial elder abuse. The training provider is targeting superannuation funds, financial advice firms and investment managers ...

One million visits to YourSuper comparison tool

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JAN 2022
Minister for superannuation Jane Hume has lauded the government's YourSuper comparison tool as a success, with one million visits. "Australians are taking charge of their own super like never before thanks to reforms passed by the Morrison government," ...

Media Super apologises for major calculator error

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
Members of Media Super have received an apology from the fund after it was discovered the information underpinning its benefit projection tool hadn't been updated since 2015. Media Super's Retirement Income Simulator was made available on its public ...

Shoddy exam feedback fuels adviser stress

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021
Financial advisers who failed the mandatory examination multiple times are slamming FASEA's feedback process, claiming it is inconsistent and fails to help them stay in the industry. As the failure rate continues to balloon, advisers making genuine ...

FASEA defers Standard 3 amendment to ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 DEC 2021
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority is deferring the amendments to Standard 3 to ASIC because the industry could not agree on a better alternative. FASEA floated the idea of amending Standard 3 in November, which currently states: "You ...

Pension scheme, UBS divest energy companies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 DEC 2021
A UK pension scheme and UBS Asset Management have called time on investments in five energy companies that are not working towards a low carbon economy. Nest and UBS AM have sold shares in Exxon Mobil, Imperial Oil, Kepco, Marathon Oil and Power Assets ...

Industry responds to heatmap findings

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
Industry groups have labelled the APRA heatmaps a wake-up call to consumers about the importance of having their superannuation invested in a well performing fund, though there's still doubts as to the accuracy of the regulator's process. The release ...

Choice products not so choice: APRA

CHLOE WALKER, KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
Several superannuation funds that flunked the inaugural Your Future, Your Super test, are also failing Choice members, the latest APRA heatmaps reveal. The prudential regulator slapped retail and industry superannuation funds alike with the lowest grade ...