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Could the anti-woke movement come to Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
... investors. FS Sustainability is the official media partner to the conference. Mirova chief investment officer Jens Peers, independent director and advisory board member Fiona Reynolds, RIAA executive manager Estelle Parker, and professor of political ...

FAAA sounds alarm on no-consultation super reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has criticised Treasury for neglecting to consult on draft Superannuation Performance Test reforms. FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood voiced concerns regarding the proposal and process of the Performance ...

PwC picks senior leaders to oversee review

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
Former Telstra boss Ziggy Switkowski has been picked to lead an independent review of the firm and its own Tony O'Malley has been appointed chief risk and ethics leader amid the ongoing tax crisis. The independent review, originally announced last ...

E&P Investments hands over RE mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... RE/Trustee pillar of the business," K2 said. It added that, as part of its proposal, K2's board commenced the search for an independent non-executive director to join the board.

Budget cuts advisers' power bills, admin burden

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... Australian Taxation Office quicker. "The measures will allow more time for small businesses to amend tax returns, trial ATO independent reviews of audits for an expanded population of small businesses, and reduce the use of cheques," he said. "Unnecessary ...

PwC chief exits over scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... and legal. PwC chair Tracey Kennair acknowledged the immediate need for the firm to rebuild and enhance trust. "The independent review previously announced, in addition to the changes already made will help us meet this objective," she said. Following ...

Superhero launches in New Zealand

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
New Zealand investors will now be able to access Australian and US-listed stocks on the homegrown share trading and superannuation platform. Following the expansion, New Zealand investors can leverage Superhero's portfolio reporting features as ...

Venture capital rout rattles advice technology sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... reduced," he said. "Startups struggled with I would call 'product market fit' or sufficient revenue to be independent businesses in their own right so, they were still dependent on raising external capital in an ongoing manner." Understandably ...

AMP wealth management AUM grows $2bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... dropped by $106 million, as well as a 7% increase in outflows compared to Q1 2022, AMP said. Nevertheless, inflows from independent financial advisers (IFAs) continued to grow on the MyNorth platform; AMP reported a 30% increase compared to Q1 2022. ...

SVB, Signature Bank securities up for sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... companies. The FDIC was born in response to thousands of bank failures that occurred from the 1920s, acting as an independent agency of the federal government. Mandated with the job of maintaining stability and calm in the financial system, it aims to ...