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Regulator continues crackdown on product adverts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
ASIC has placed a stop order on another fund after it found radio advertisements compared the fund to term deposits and did not include proper risk warnings. The stop order was placed on advertisements for the Skyring Fixed Income Fund prohibiting it ...

Funds management in ASIC spotlight

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
The review of competition in the Australian funds management industry is officially underway between the corporate regulator and Deloitte Access Economics. ASIC acting chair Karen Chester said the review seeks to identify where "competition is effective ...

Fidelity launches one-stop-shop platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... construction. They found asset allocation guidelines, capital markets assumptions, portfolio diagnostic tools, and investment product research and recommendations are important. Gallagher said Fidelity's broad set of services, FMAX's open architecture ...

BT changes adviser fee structure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
BT Index Funds will be ceasing ongoing adviser fees (OAFs) and introducing a new feature to facilitate one-off advice fees. BT said from 1 December 2020 it will introduce a new feature that will allow investors and their financial advisers to agree ...

Global firm hires local distribution head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
As it progresses plans to grow its footprint in the Asia Pacific region, Federated Hermes has appointed three directors including Janus Henderson's head of institutional business to lead distribution in Australia and New Zealand. Based in Sydney, Gary ...

RIAA, AXA IM launch adviser ESG guide

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
As more environmental, social and governance (ESG) and impact investment products become available to investors, it is integral that advisers become familiar with them, according to AXA Investment Managers and Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...

AMP Capital included in UNPRI Leaders Group

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
AMP Capital has been included in a prestigious list celebrating excellence in responsible investment, amid a turbulent year during which controversy after controversy has rocked the investment manager. AMP Capital was named alongside 16 asset owners ...

Ratings house launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
A local consulting firm has launched a research service aiming to offer quality insights into a variety of investment vehicles, particularly targeting the ratings gap in complex products. Evergreen Ratings, a subsidiary of Evergreen Consultants, analyses ...

BT head of platforms departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... number of roles, including Wrap product manager and head of Panorama management and implementation. BT head of investment product solutions Rodney Greenhalgh has been appointed to the role in an acting capacity while the company finalises recruitment ...

Lonsec bolsters investment team

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
Lonsec has made several appointments to its investment research team, as it moves to bolster its fund manager research capabilities. Peter Green has nabbed a role as sector manager of Australian equities and will lead Lonsec's coverage of Australian ...