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LGT Crestone hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... and alternatives at VicSuper and has also held roles with QIC and Bankers Trust. Wan Lum has been working in financial services for more than two decades and brings extensive experience in ESG integration, Australian and global equities management, and ...

Akambo grows leadership team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... non-executive chair and Kevin White as non-executive director to the board of its holding company. The integrated financial services business recently merged with the well-established wealth management firm First Financial. The merger aimed to establish ...

OTC derivatives provider loses licence, executives banned

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... mislead or deceive. Meanwhile, Schneider and Pecyna were banned from controlling an entity that carries on a financial services business or performing any executive or management role in relation to a financial services business for eight years. ASIC ...

Victorian AR charged with providing unlicensed advice

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
... Between November 2017 and December 2020, Bhandari was an AR of The Australian Dealer Group Pty Ltd, an Australian financial services (AFS) licensee that helped consumers find lost superannuation and consolidate their superannuation accounts. For the ...

Value Partners makes key regional appointment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... business APAC who has decided to step away due to family reasons. He brings close to two decades' experience in financial services and was previously the group's head of Hong Kong, retail distribution. He has been with Value Partners since 2015 and was ...

Nominations open for 2022 AFA awards

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... of these individuals and the positive contribution they make to the financial advice profession and broader financial services industry." TAL general manager Niall McConville said the firm is proud to sponsor the Female Excellence in Advice award for ...

AFA hits back at QAR submissions from Choice, ISA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2022
... their provision of advice and guidance. Despite noting its appreciation for the role industry funds play in the financial services sector, the AFA said it could not support all of ISA's recommendations. "Two important recommendations that we strongly ...

Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... Super (YFYS) laws and MySuper performance tests has had a mixed reception. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said the government is aware of concerns that YFYS reforms had the potential to perverse or unintended outcomes ...

Performance test expansion paused as government announces review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... performance test beyond MySuper products for 12 months while conducting a review of the laws. Minister for financial services Stephen Jones announced that the review will commence after the second round of MySuper performance tests have taken place by ...

Natalie Cameron named AFCA lead ombudsman

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
... ombudsman and chief executive David Locke said: "Natalie brings to this role a wealth of experience in law, financial services and dispute resolution." "She has already made an outstanding contribution as a lead ombudsman, both in investments and advice ...