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Equip strengthens executive team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
Industry super fund Equip is adding to its executive lineup, appointing an executive officer of growth and employer relations. Previously head of growth, Charlie Yanni has been promoted to the executive team. Similar to his prior role, in the new position ...

Pinnacle distribution director exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... business. Matt Dell finished up with Pinnacle on August 27, having first joined the firm in April 2015. Prior to that he spent close to seven years at RARE Infrastructure (now ClearBridge Investments), first as head of retail distribution and then head ...

Financial adviser levy to drop

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... was charged in 2018/19, while licensees will continue to pay the flat rate of $1500. The reduction will see advisers pay close to a third of the $3138 estimated in the regulator's 2020/21 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement. In a joint release ...

Westpac cops $10.5m fine

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... because, when considered as a whole and in context, there was an implied recommendation in each call and the intention was to "close" the deal while on the phone. In February, the High Court dismissed Westpac's appeal of the Federal Court's 2019 ...

ASIC settlement hits E&P profits

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
E&P Financial Group posted a statutory loss of $18.8 million for FY21, as its ASIC settlement hit both profits and the final dividend for the year. The company's net revenue for the year was $187.9 million (2% lower than FY20) driven by lower contribution ...

Walsh Capital signs four fund managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... "Typically they have got an unlisted fund and they might have raised money to start with from family, friends and other close contacts, but they need help to scale their fund and are not natural at marketing themselves to sophisticated investors." At ...

80% of instos find sustainability difficult

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
A survey of institutional investors, representing $26.8 trillion in assets, conducted by Schroders has found 80% of global institutional investors find sustainability challenging. Schroders surveyed 750 institutional investors, including 205 in Asia ...

ASX 200 doubles down on net zero

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... decarbonising business operations," Davidson said. "Embedding pathways to net zero in long-term corporate planning will help close the gap between ambition and delivery of emissions reductions targets. This helps investors understand and manage the risks ...

Bragg renews calls for Future Fund to manage super

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has launched a short paper to push for the sovereign wealth fund to manage all superannuation unless a worker opts out. The 20-page widely spaced paper titled Competition for Workers' Superannuation characterises the current ...

Three-month relief proposal gains traction

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
The relief that will allow financial advisers to sit the November examination regardless of their last sitting is closer to becoming official. The Financial Advisers Standards and Ethics Authority announced yesterday that the Corporations (Relevant ...