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Spotlight shines brighter on climate reporting: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
Asset owners must be mindful of increasing regulatory and legislative pressures that will soon sharpen their ability to provide quality and accurate climate disclosure reports, according to an expert. FS Sustainability managing editor Rachel Alembakis ...

Advice platform appoints new chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
An advice and wealth management platform has made a leadership change, with the chief executive stepping down and a successor appointed. Practifi named Adrian Johnstone as its new chief executive to drive business growth. Johnstone succeeds co-founder ...

TAA urges active recruitment for industry sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
The Advisers Association (TAA) is urging the industry to proactively attract more entrants to the profession, starting by working closely with universities and education providers. TAA chief executive Neil Macdonald said advisers should think laterally ...

NEOS named Life Company of the Year

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... Alongside the overall platinum AFA Life Company of the Year award and individual product awards, offered in conjunction with Plan for Life, other categories included the client service team awards with the Beddoes Institute. In the client service team ...

Advice group chief fakes exam result, banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
The chief executive of a North Sydney financial advice group is permanently banned by ASIC for faking his Financial Adviser Exam results. In December 2021, Bluepoint Consulting chief executive and co-founder Todd Karamian altered the result on his Financial ...

Merricks Capital funds $465m Sydney development

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
The $465 million agreement, funded by Merricks Capital, will allow Milligan Group to acquire one of Sydney's last remaining CBD sites. Milligan Group plans to construct a 55-storey mixed-use commercial tower on the corner of Pitt and Hunter Streets ...

Super fund reaches dispute settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
An ASX-listed manufacturing company has settled with an industry superannuation fund over cancelled plans for a metal powders plant. Amaero International reached a settlement with MTAA Super - now Spirit Super - over a dispute regarding the lease of ...

Janus Henderson launches new credit ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
Janus Henderson Investors has launched its fourth active ETF, investing in sustainable fixed income opportunities. The new offering is the Janus Henderson Sustainable Credit Active ETF (GOOD). Jointly managed by Melbourne-based head of Australian fixed ...

GBST revamps wealth platform, unveils corporate rebrand

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... said there's going to be more product development and innovation, particularly on the digital side. "Going forward, we plan to expand our digital scenario work and provide clients with more capabilities," he said. "Clients are increasingly demanding ...

Wealth managers bracing for compensation claims

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
A rise in compensation claims from clients is expected over failure to understand risk suitability and will lead to tougher regulation, research suggests. New research from Oxford Risk revealed 58% of wealth managers, who collectively manage assets ...