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Tech providers support QAR SOA proposals

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
... (QAR) proposal to remove Statements of Advice. Advice Intelligence founder and chief executive Jacqui Henderson said QAR chair Michelle Levy makes a critical point, consumers want good advice, not documents and processes. In the response, titled Through ...

GQG Partners rolls out dividend income fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
... dividend income. The minimum investment is $25,000 for a recommended five years. Commenting on the fund launch, GQG Partners chair and chief investment officer Rajiv Jain said the firm's approach involves an in-depth analysis of company's financial statements ...

Dexus Funds Management chair resigns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
Dexus Funds Management chair and director Richard Sheppard will retire from the board effective October 27, following the Dexus annual general meeting. Upon Sheppard's retirement, Warwick Negus will become chair of the board. Sheppard said: "Since my ...

New SSGA chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
... arm, State Street Global Advisors. Hung will join in December and sit on the executive committee, reporting to State Street chair and chief executive Ron O'Hanley. She replaces Cyrus Taraporevala whose retirement was announced earlier this year. Previously ...

ASIC updates remediation rules

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... on industry to get on with fair and timely remediations - returning the money they owe to wronged consumers," ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said. "Licensees must do better at identifying and remediating problems earlier to avoid the costly lag and ...

KPMG proposes tax offset, reform to boost gender equality

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... on how they could apply for exemptions from the Act to allow them to pay women higher super contributions. KPMG Australia chair Alison Kitchen said: "Allowing employers to make higher superannuation contributions for female employees is an obvious move ...

George Lucas to depart Raiz Invest

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2022
... the future for Raiz, especially the renewed focus on educating the next generation on building financial security." Raiz chair Harvey Kalman commented: "I'm going to miss having George's unique perspective and my directors and I are indebted to George's ...

No surprise advice industry fears ASIC: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... arguably are not required by law. He directed the first question to Sciacca and pointed out that Quality of Advice Review chair Michelle Levy was surprised by the level of fear the advice community has with ASIC during her review. "It doesn't surprise ...

Federal Reserve bumps interest rate by 0.75%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... 4.25%-4.5% by early next year before taking a U-turn in policy. Meanwhile, Barclays Research said: "With [Federal Reserve chair Jerome] Powell suggesting a high bar for slowing the pace of hikes, we now expect another 150bp on top of September's ...

Future2 Foundation appoints co-general managers

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... at Coda and has previously worked for a number NFPs in Australia and New Zealand. Commenting on the appointments, Future2 chair Julie Berry said: "Lucy and Maddie bring a wealth of complementary skills and experience in the not-for-profit sector across ...