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Industry funds pulled back to the pack

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
New research predicts industry funds are no longer set to dominate the superannuation industry, as COVID-19 changes the race to the top. KPMG's latest Super Insights report shows industry super funds are no longer on track to takeover SMSFs as the biggest ...

S&P kicks companies off ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
The S&P 500 ESG Index has completed its second annual rebalancing since it launched last year, with some surprising companies kicked out. Twitter and Walmart were dropped from the ESG index for failing to meet certain ESG standards while Facebook, which ...

Challenger launches new retirement tool

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... terms of licenses and services have increased dramatically," Murphy told Financial Standard. "So everything within their practice needs to be focused on how they can be efficient and drive the cost of advice down, and explaining a really different product ...

Law firm bolsters financial services team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
Herbert Smith Freehills has appointed a new partner to its financial services regulatory practice. Charlotte Henry joins the firm May 18 and will focus on advising clients in regards to Australian banking regulatory matters alongside partners Michael ...

ESG investing to remain strong through pandemic

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Despite COVID-19 shaking the world to its core, the themes underpinning ESG investing are not about to change, according to a global asset manager. Having destroyed the best laid plans of investors the world over, investment managers are asking how ...

Practice valuations avoid COVID-19 hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... touched the market. Speaking with Financial Standard, Radar Results founder John Birt said COVID-19 is not impacting practice valuations or the market more broadly, though said some buyers are trying to use the pandemic as leverage. "I think some of ...

ASIC secures $160m in remediation over junk credit insurance

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... consumer credit insurance, worked with industry to incorporate a four-day deferred sales period into the Banking Code of Practice and the General Insurance Code of Practice, and set out guidance for all lenders who sell consumer credit insurance.

Processes are the problem, not people: Count Financial

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... advice more efficiently and comprehensively than in the past," he said. "We believe as much as 80% of the problems in practice are process, with only 20% down to the people in the business." The integration of technology will allow the firm's advisers ...

South Australian wealth firms merge

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
An Adelaide wealth advisory and accounting practice has acquired a private wealth firm that was named the Financial Planning Association of Australia's Professional Practice of the Year in 2018. Perks is expanding its Perks Private Wealth business after ...

CountPlus acquires firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... George said: "Our due diligence revealed Centenary has a quality client base, which will bolster the financial planning practice offering of CountPlus One." Just over a month ago, Count Financial became the licensee of Affinitas, an accounting-led financial ...