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Walsh Capital signs four fund managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
Former Future Generation chief executive Louise Walsh, who started her own fund marketing business last month, has signed four new clients. Walsh Capital will raise funds and manage investor engagement for five new funds: Contact Asset Management's ...

Evergreen launches RI index

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
Evergreen Consultants established a responsible investment index based on a grading system that focuses on an investment manager's intent and actions rather than solely on portfolio metrics. The Evergreen Responsible Investment Grading Index (ERIG Index) ...

RI Advice names Practice of the Year

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
For the fifth year in a row, RI Advice awarded its Practice of the Year Award to Pride Advice. Pride Advice is the only multi-year award winner in the group's history and recognises its excellence, leadership and performance. "In an extremely competitive ...

Economic recap: Week to August 13

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
The Delta variant and its seeming immunity to lockdowns and extended lockdowns continue to dominate attention in Australia. Last week, the state of New South Wales (NSW) announced stricter and broader (into regions) of restrictions; the Australian Capital ...

ASIC outlines approach to reforms amid uncertainty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
The corporate regulator will allow a period of transition for the several reforms taking effect in the first week of October. From October 1, new laws around adviser reference checking and information sharing requirements will take effect, as will new ...

Multiple accounts already in sharp decline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
Ahead of the stapling reforms being implemented, a new research paper from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) shows multiple super accounts are already in sharp decline The paper outlines the fact that ATO data suggests there ...

SEEK raising $260m for new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
The ASX-listed jobs listing business will raise $260 million from external investors for a new fund that invests in employment-related businesses. The SEEK Growth Fund is a pooled unit trust formed after SEEK's strategic review of its Asia Pacific and ...

Profit boost for CBA, ups remediation bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
Despite reporting a $1.4 billion profit boost, Commonwealth Bank's legacy financial advice business and legal troubles continue to eat away at the bottom line. In releasing its FY21 results this morning, CBA's provisional remediation bill owed ...

How wealthy families protect assets no matter what

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
The wealthiest families in the world have mastered the art of asset protection through generations, even in the face of unpredictable and unprecedented events like the current pandemic. This was the consensus during a recent panel discussion on integrated ...

Government passes continuous disclosure changes

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
The government yesterday passed changes to Corporations Act that loosens disclosure requirements for companies, while also introducing legislation to make virtual AGMs permanent. Under the amendment, companies and directors will be liable for continuous ...