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Foreign investment in Australian commercial property hits record high

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
CBRE data reveals foreign investment in Australian commercial property has reached a new annual record, with $16.6 billion in office, retail, industrial and hotel assets having changed hands year to date. The analysis shows that North American investors ...

Melinda Howes bids farewell to BT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
Melinda Howes has finished up as managing director of superannuation at BT, having spent the better part of two decades with the company. Howes departed BT last week for personal reasons, the company confirmed. It is understood Howes has been on carer's ...

ISA releases pre-election wish list

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has released a four-point plan to put members and their future economic security at the forefront of any debates over superannuation policy during the forthcoming election. Noting various discrepancies within the current ...

De Ferrari returns to Credit Suisse

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
Francesco De Ferrari will return to his old hunting ground after finishing up at AMP in June. De Ferrari has signed on to become the chief executive of the Credit Suisse's wealth management division as of 1 January 2022. He also assumes the role of ...

Aussies less confident about retirement age

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
Australians are less optimistic about retiring at their desired age compared to their global counterparts, a new study shows. The latest Global Defined Contribution Participant Survey by MFS Investment Management of 4000 respondents found that only ...

AIOFP blasts 'elitist' young advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) has criticised 'elitist young financial advisers' for opposing Labor's suggestion older financial advisers shouldn't have to complete a university degree. Last week at the AIOFP's ...

New role for Cbus' Robbie Campo

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
In addition to her role as group executive for brand, engagement, advocacy and product at Cbus, Robbie Campo has taken on a board position with the Integrated Reporting Framework. Campo is an advocate for the benefits of integrated reporting, a form ...

Labor promises to recognise adviser experience

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
Labor promises it will dump educational requirements for financial advisers with over a decade's experience if it comes to power. Shadow minister for financial services Stephen Jones said such advisers with a clean record will not be required to ...

Number one challenge for advice firms revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
Dimensional Fund Advisors' global survey of financial advice firms has found one challenge for Australian advisers stands out above all else. Coming as no surprise to those in the industry, the issue advice firms are grappling with most is compliance. ...

Super funds lambasted over nuclear holdings

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
New research from the Australia Institute and Quit Nukes shows most major Australian superannuation funds still have holdings in nuclear weapons. Nearly one year since the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) came into force (January ...