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FPA calls for stronger experience pathway

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia said it does not agree with the proposed changes to the experience pathway, claiming it would undermine the road to professionalism. Newly appointed chief executive Sarah Abood criticised the federal government's ...

SimCorp reappointed by BNP Paribas

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
SimCorp has been reappointed by BNP Paribas Securities Services to provide investment accounting technology solutions to the custodian. The BNP Paribas group has been a SimCorp client since 2013 and uses SimCorp Dimension across its front-to-back investment ...

AMP Capital PrivateMarketsCo hires chief financial officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
AMP Capital confirmed PrivateMarketsCo has appointed a chief financial officer, hiring from Atlas Arteria. Nadine Lennie has been appointed chief financial officer for PrivateMarketsCo, reporting to chief executive Shawn Johnson. She will start in the ...

American Century introduces small-cap fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
American Century has launched a global small-cap fund targeting Australian wholesale investors. The American Century Global Small Cap Fund is actively managed, investing in companies operating in developed and emerging countries. It tracks the MSCI ...

Water, water everywhere but nothing to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
Another two covid years over, a new one's just begun. Although still not proved beyond the shadow of a doubt, since the first bat flapped its covid wings in Wuhan (China), it has gone through several mutations - most notably, Alpha, Delta and now Omicron ...

YFYS could dampen ESG adoption: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
The Your Future, Your Super reforms could potentially threaten the adoption of sustainable investing strategies, new research from Parametric shows. Parametric's analysis focused on super fund portfolio tracking error, which is a key driver of YFYS ...

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 ...

Morningstar cuts fair value estimate for Magellan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 DEC 2021
Morningstar cut its fair value estimate for narrow-moat Magellan Financial Group by 25% to $38 per share, after the fund manager lost a major mandate. That's according to a note from analyst Shaun Ler, who said the impact of St James' Place (SJP) cutting ...

Disqualified adviser convicted of managing company

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
A former ANZ and Commonwealth Bank financial adviser who defrauded clients $6 million has been convicted of managing a corporation while disqualified. Melinda Scott, who was banned from managing corporations for 25 years until 2 December 2037, set up ...

ASIC sets out limited advice expectations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
ASIC has provided a roadmap for financial advisers to ensure that they do not breach their limited advice obligations. The corporate regulator has spelled out how not to breach limited advice regulation in the new information sheet INFO 267: Tips for ...