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Fund managers failing value assessments: FCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
Active fund managers are falling short of delivering value to investors and justifying their fees, a review from the UK's financial services regulator reveals. A review of 18 fund managers between July 2020 and May 2021 by the Financial Conduct ...

FSC launches DDO templates

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
The Financial Services Council (FSC) and 60 of its members have worked together to launch two products ahead of the design and distribution obligations (DDO) regime. The FSC and members from life insurance, funds management and superannuation have collaborated ...

Crestone expands Brisbane presence

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
Crestone Wealth Management has hired its sixth investment adviser in the past year in a bid to expand its footprint in Brisbane. John Paul Geribello is the latest to join as an investment adviser this month, taking total staff numbers in Brisbane to ...

AustralianSuper names next merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
AustralianSuper is working on its next merger, this time with a 43-year-old industry fund. The nation's largest super fund has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to merge with LUCRF Super, the Labor Union Cooperative Retirement Fund. Established ...

Westpac sells NZ life business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
Westpac announced the sale of its New Zealand life insurance arm, finding a buyer in Fidelity Life Assurance, which is backed by NZ Super Fund. The institution is selling the life insurance division for NZ$400 million ($373 million) in addition to a ...

More advisers exit in June

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Some 450 financial advisers left the industry in the last month of the financial year, taking the total population to 19,544, latest ASIC data shows. As at July 1, AMP Financial Planning finished the financial year with 690 advisers, while The SMSF ...

Another senior woman to depart AMP Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
AMP Capital's Community Infrastructure Fund has seen another resignation, after Plenary hired half a dozen from the team. Stasha Prnjatovic has resigned from AMP Capital. "We can confirm Stasha Prnjatovic, managing director energy for AMP Capital's ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Australian economic and survey releases over the past week continued to paint a picture of a strengthening recovery. However, the rosy results preceded the outbreak of the Delta variant that prompted lockdowns and/or tightened restrictions in major ...

Stop abusers hiding super: AIST

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) is calling on Parliament to ensure abusive partners cannot hide their super from domestic violence victims. In a submission, AIST supported the proposed Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures for ...

FEAL welcomes new board directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
The chief executives of Funds SA and BUSSQ have joined the board of the Fund Executives Association Ltd, replacing two long-serving directors. Effective July 1, Funds SA chief executive Jo Townsend and BUSSQ chief Damian Wills are now directors on the ...