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Focus on providing 'good advice': QAR draft proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... information that is available to the provider at the time the advice is provided." In addition to replacing the best interest duty, this requirement would also replace the appropriate advice duty, the duty to warn the client and Chapter 7's duty ...

Ampol to sell 49% of Z Energy Properties to Charter Hall

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
Ampol said Charter Hall's Retail REIT (CQR) will acquire a 49% interest in properties owned by its wholly owned subsidiary, Z Energy, for NZ$132 million. Z Energy will keep a 51% stake and the transaction is expected to complete in October. A statement ...

BlackRock appoints to new research role

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... an APAC-based perspective into BlackRock's ongoing work in the space to better respond to regional and global client interest." Woodland added: "Clients are increasingly turning to us to help them connect data, investment strategies, and sustainability ...

ASIC tells super trustees to improve TMDs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
ASIC is calling on superannuation trustees to review and improve the effectiveness of target market determinations (TMD) for their products. The regulator's request follows a sample review of trustee compliance that found some poor practices. ASIC ...

Hostplus expands Industry Fund Services mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
Following a review, Hostplus has retained Industry Fund Services (IFS) as its financial advice provider ahead of expanding its intra-fund and personal advice services. Hostplus is planning to roll out an updated financial advice and literacy model ...

MobiSuper, licensee to pay $250k penalty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
MobiSuper and its licensee will pay a $250,000 penalty for breaching superannuation advice laws while promoting the MobiSuper fund. MobiSuper and ZIB Financial will pay the combined penalty after the Federal Court found MobiSuper representatives had ...

Online investor numbers taper out: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
... million for the year ended November 2021. Investment Trends head of research Irene Guiamatsia said: "The combination of interest rate rises, market downturn, and inflation have all contributed to this outcome." The research highlighted two key engines ...

Nuveen appoints head of debt

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
... debt allocations into Australia. Commenting on Marr's appointment, Nuveen's global head of debt Jack Gay said: "A rising interest rate environment amid elevated economic and market uncertainty will provide more attractive opportunities for us to participate ...

Adamantem Capital promotes three

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
Georgina Varley, Katie Wood and Imran Choudhury have been promoted to managing directors at the Sydney-based investment firm. During their tenure, Varley, Wood and Choudhury have co-led the origination and execution efforts across Adamantem's Fund ...

Investors protect against inflation: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
Difficult market conditions have driven considerable interest in inflation-resilient assets, according to the latest quarterly manager intelligence and market trends report by bfinance. The report found that despite ongoing volatility during the quarter ...