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Chorus of self-interest in financial advice: SCA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... look to the UK for inspiration when it comes to providing access to conflict-free financial advice, saying lessons of the Royal Commission have been forgotten and "a chorus of self-interest has emerged". In a new op-ed, Super Consumers Australia director ...

ASIC takes Mercer Financial Advice to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
Mercer Financial Advice is being sued by ASIC over fee for no service conduct that continued after the Royal Commission and impacted members of both a corporate and government super fund. The regulator alleges that between July 2016 and June 2019 Mercer ...

AIST president to step down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... an unwavering commitment to our sector, putting others first". "During her tenure we've had two federal elections, a royal commission and the global pandemic, all of which have increased the number of board meetings that Catherine has had to lead," ...

Queen's honours highlight industry veterans, ESG experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... awarded the Public Service Medal for his work in delivering the extensive package of legislative reform that followed the Royal Commission in 2018 as well as the government's response to COVID-19; "Writer's outstanding leadership and excellent service ...

Calls for Indigenous super beneficiary changes renewed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
... Scheerlinck said: "In 2019 Treasury held a consultation on this issue, which was also identified by Commissioner Hayne during the Royal Commission. There have been no developments here and we will lobby the new government to reprioritise this piece of ...

BetaShares to launch new sustainable ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
The new ETFs will offer investors exposure to solar energy and uranium, both of which are forecast to benefit from the ongoing global energy transition. The new funds will be the first ETFs in Australia to offer dedicated exposure to these sectors. ...

How AMP plans to bounce back

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
... Hazelton acknowledged AMP's poor financial performance in recent years, largely because of all that was exposed by the Royal Commission. In rectifying this, AMP opted against paying a dividend to shareholders in 2021. Today, Hazelton said the company ...

Trust in financial services jumps: CFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... jumped significantly since 2020 when just one in four investors trusted the financial services industry, with the Hayne Royal Commission eroding confidence in the asset management industry given the significant amount of negative news coverage at the ...

Magellan appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2022
... of his base salary. George has been with Future Fund for more than 14 years and has also held roles with Mercer and RBC Royal Bank. In his current role, George oversees more than $170 billion and 25 employees. George said he considers the appointment ...

Super funds back Say on Climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... Corporation, National Grid, Ferrovial, Atos, Ninety One, Sasol, Glencore, Canadian National Railway Company, TotalEnergies, Royal Dutch Shell, and BHP. Investors are rewarding companies for transparency and their "direction of travel" as opposed to how ...