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Westpac director stands down

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
A non-executive director at the big four bank has resigned from the board to focus on his health. Steven Harker joined the Westpac board in 2019 and was a member of the audit, board legal, regulatory and compliance and remuneration committees. "The ...

Scariest themes for investors revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
A new survey from Citi has revealed what fund managers, chief executives and chief financial officers across Australia and New Zealand are most concerned about. Stagflation, China's slowdown and a global energy crunch were top of mind for over 1500 ...

Global pension fund backs Aussie renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... 1.3GWh of battery energy storage systems. The partnership with a top tier investor such as OMERS Infrastructure is a strong signal of confidence in the high value of FRV's portfolio of projects and pipeline, FRV said. FRV Australia managing director ...

AZ NGA acquires regional advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
AZ Next Generation Advisory has acquired a regional financial advice firm with $250 million in funds under management. AZ NGA is expanding to the New South Wales Hunter Region by acquiring RI Newcastle and Lower Hunter for an undisclosed amount. RI ...

AMP North reduces fees, adds options

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
AMP's North wrap platform reduced the minimum brokerage fee for listed securities and added 20 options to the MyNorth investment menu. The minimum brokerage fee for listed securities for clients is now $18.49 from $34 and applies to superannuation ...

Hume puts finfluencer followers on notice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... unauthorised advisers as the biggest risk to this industry. Unauthorised advisers undermine the brand that is "a crucial a crucial signal of quality to consumers", she said. "That's why we need an up-to-date financial advisers register that consumers ...

Investors demand credible climate information

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
Retail investors would have greater confidence in sustainability information it was subject to independent assurance, new research shows. The Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) Investor Confidence Survey recorded 87% of investors ...

How will members respond to the YFYS test results?

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... people saying, 'Actually, you know, it's two clicks away to move your fund.'" "So, this to me sends out a strong signal that some of the behavioural aspects that I touched upon are actually playing out right now." She expects consumers to ...

Pandemic stokes investor appetite

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a paradoxical effect on investors, according to new research, increasingly the willingness of existing investors to invest further despite uncertainty about the future. This is according to a new white paper from Calastone ...

Fidelity nabs ESG expert from HESTA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
Fidelity International has bolstered its sustainable investing and ESG expertise with a hire from industry super fund HESTA. Daniela Jaramillo has been appointed as director, sustainable investing, based in Melbourne, in what is a newly created role ...