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Brookfield mulls spinning off AM business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
Brookfield is considering its future, saying it may look to spin off its asset management business into a separate public company. In a letter to shareholders, Brookfield Asset Management chief executive Bruce Flatt said the firm is weighing whether ...

Co-founder departs Future Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
One of the co-founders of environmentally friendly superannuation fund Future Super has departed after eight years. Adam Verwey, who founded Future Super with Simon Sheikh in 2014, has left the fund. "Adam is taking time out to take a break and travel ...

PE Capital in liquidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
PE Capital Funds Management is now in liquidation after the Federal Court found that it operated managed investment schemes without an AFSL and engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct. The court found that over $16 million was invested in the registered ...

Inflation hitting retiree budgets: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
Australian retirees' budgets are under threat by the rise of everyday living expenses, according to findings from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ASFA's Retirement Standard for the December 2021 quarter indicates ...

Economics Committee to examine rainy day funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
The House Economics Committee is going to examine the rainy day funds created by superannuation funds following recent amendments made to the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993. The hearing, scheduled for February 10, is part of the committee's ...

New chief executive for Fintech Australia

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
Fintech Australia has appointed financial services veteran investor and long-time executive Andrew Porter as its new chief executive. Porter brings to Fintech Australia over two decades of experience in the financial services sector, having held senior ...

ANZ appoints chief technology officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
The ANZ banking group has appointed a new chief technology officer in a newly created position. Tim Hogarth, who was previously the bank's chief architect, was promoted to the role this month. Prior to ANZ, he spent a decade at Commonwealth Bank in ...

FPA calls for stronger experience pathway

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia said it does not agree with the proposed changes to the experience pathway, claiming it would undermine the road to professionalism. Newly appointed chief executive Sarah Abood criticised the federal government's ...

Westpac shuffles executives

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
Westpac Group announced a restructure and shuffling of its executive lineup, in a move to reduce costs and simplify the bank. Westpac is creating a smaller head office and reducing the size of corporate functions by 20% as part of a larger plan to reduce ...

Online meetings to dominate in 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
Financial advisers will continue to host virtual meetings with clients in 2022 but the majority are eager to meet them face to face, a new survey shows. The global survey of 400 US-based financial advisers found that video conferences are expected to ...