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World on the brink: Frontier Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... and the longer the transition is delayed, the more challenging it becomes to achieve 'net zero' by 2050. "The Paris Agreement to limit the temperature increase in this century to two degrees, while pursuing efforts to limit the increase to 1.5 degrees ...

GESB renews administration mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... July 2014 when the Western Australian government first outsourced the management of its super admin services. The new agreement was effective December 1. GESB chief executive Ben Palmer said: "At GESB, our focus remains steadfastly on helping our members ...

Equity Trustees completes AET integration

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... of Australian Executor Trustees Limited (AET). The completion was marked by the conclusion of the Transition Service Agreement that Equity Trustees had in place with Insignia Financial to support the integration. Equity Trustees' managing director Mick ...

Cbus lacks stringent director, expenditure policies: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... to its website was to be included on the CFMEU website's homepage but was not implemented; when the partnership agreement was renewed, there was no consideration as to adjusting the benefits payable to the union, it found. It said the deficiencies ...

The sensitive conversations advisers shy away from

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
Financial advisers must build the confidence to talk to clients about sensitive topics such as divorce, financial coercion, and binding financial agreements (BFAs) to help them navigate difficult periods and make a real difference in their lives. According ...

Praemium partners to bring structured products to HNWIs

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... improved access to structured products to better meet the evolving needs of their high-net-worth (HNW) clients. The agreement will bring advisers new capabilities on Praemium's HNW platform Spectrum, which was unveiled earlier in the year. Advisers ...

TelstraSuper and Equip Super merger to go ahead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
TelstraSuper and Equip Super have confirmed their merger, with the boards signing a binding Heads of Agreement to proceed with a successor fund transfer and appointing key leadership roles. The agreement follows the announcement in September that the ...

Swan hits back at Bragg: 'That's wrong of you'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
Cbus chair Wayne Swan faced the Senate Economics Committee today to answer questions around the super fund's claim handling delays, governance and payments made to the CFMEU. Cbus is facing legal action from the Australian Securities and Investments ...

CI Financial taken private by Mubadala Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
CI Financial, which owns most of GSFM, is being acquired by Mubadala Capital, a subsidiary of the United Arab Emirates' sovereign wealth fund. CI Financial, which is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, will be taken private by Mubadala Capital in ...

Insignia completes MLC, NAB separation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... reliant on NAB's systems and technology. There is still some further work to be done before the transitional services agreement Insignia signed with NAB in taking over MLC is finalised, scheduled for May 2025, it flagged. "As part of this transition ...