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Alphinity hires from Citi

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
Boutique fund manager Alphinity has hired a portfolio manager from Citi. Chris Willcocks was previously head of international equity sales for APAC at Citi, based in Sydney. In his new role he will have responsibility for industrials sector investments ...

CDPP dumps ANZ cartel case

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has dropped all charges against the criminal cartel case involving the issue of ANZ shares. Last week, the CDPP withdrew charges against the remaining defendants, Citigroup Global Markets Australia, Deutsche ...

Nucleus Wealth adds director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
Nucleus Wealth chief operating officer Shelley George has been appointed director for the wealth firm. Nucleus Wealth founder and chief investment officer Damien Klassen commented on the new appointment. "Shelley has been with the company for over two ...

Scammers prey on lonely hearts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
... pandemic, most commonly being targeted through social media platforms and messaging apps, so it's important for everyone to take care." There is a stereotype that romance scams usually impact older people, but people aged over 55 only made up half of ...

Skill shortages hitting advice firms hard

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
The financial advice sector is facing a shortage of skills, forcing firms to change how they do things to attract talent. Profusion divisional director Chris Gordon said he has observed a skilled staff shortage in advice, particularly for client service ...

Hostplus hits members with new fee

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
Hostplus introduced a new trustee fee, after receiving Supreme Court approval to apply the fee to create emergency reserves. The amount will vary based on members' balances, but a Hostplus member with $50,000 in savings can expect to be charged an extra ...

AMIST criticised for SPC investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust (AMIST) is being criticised for a recent investment in fruit packing giant SPC, due to the other party involved in the capital raise. AMIST made an investment in SPC in a capital raising. Peregrine Corporation ...

PE Capital in liquidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
PE Capital Funds Management is now in liquidation after the Federal Court found that it operated managed investment schemes without an AFSL and engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct. The court found that over $16 million was invested in the registered ...

AFA responds to Quality of Advice Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
The Association of Financial Advisers hopes that the upcoming industry review will listen to the voices of clients and overhaul the advice process. In its submission to the draft terms of reference for the Quality of Advice Review, the AFA is calling ...

Foundation rolls out financial literacy program for students

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
Ecstra Foundation has launched a financial education program for schools, to help Australian students learn key money lessons early on. Ecstra's 'Talk Money' program is available for students from years five to 10, offering classroom workshops delivered ...