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Wall Street firms slugged $442m for recordkeeping breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
... (SEC) found that they used personal apps to conduct business. From at least 2019, the 11 firms admitted they used "off-channel communications" in the form of iMessage, WhatsApp, and Signal to discuss deals and other businesses of their employers, which ...

Ignition poaches from Bravura Solutions

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
... success in the region - a core part of the advice technology company's strategy. "Ignition's unique and purpose built, omni-channel digital advice platform has been engineered for financial services institutions, delivering transformational efficiencies ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
ASIC's latest action against Vanguard for allegations of greenwashing in a bond fund raises the question of whether the market regulator will crack down on index providers and other third-party service providers for greenwashing as well. Last month ...

State Street brings Fund Connect ETF Portal to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... automated order placement solution, which, coupled with an integration into order management systems, offers a direct channel between market makers, APs, distributors, transfer agents, sub-advisors, sponsors, and direct access to ETFs. "State Street ...

Insignia Financial plans advice business transformation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... said, adding management will also take equity stakes. Mota confirmed there is no intention to divest its self-employed channel, adding that he thinks of Insignia Financial as "having a smaller slice of a larger pie." Establishing ASC will allow Insignia ...

Equip Super sets sights on being different

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
The $30 billion superannuation fund is firmly in its growth era, consolidating its multiple brands and products and unveiling a new look that it hopes will help achieve its ambitious plan of being "a different type of fund." Two years on from its official ...

GQG hits US$104bn in FUM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
GQG Partners has recorded a substantial increase in its funds under management (FUM), rising from US$86.7 billion in June 2022 to US$104.1 billion in June 2023. The asset manager attributed this robust growth to its long-term investment performance ...

Adviser demand up as industry turns corner: Recruiter

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
The financial advice industry is experiencing a buoyant jobs market in 2023, according to a specialist recruitment firm, particularly in the last three months which saw healthy demand for associate adviser roles. Recruit2Advice principal Dugald Braithwaite ...

HESTA dumps Link as administrator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
After almost a decade in partnership, HESTA has opted against renewing its administration services mandate with Link Group. Link first signed HESTA as a client nine years ago, with the most recent contract renewal coming in August 2020 for a three-year ...

Anti-hawking laws could dampen super fund advice: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
An academic has raised concerns about the impact anti-hawking laws will have on superannuation funds' ability to provide financial advice amid the federal government's proposal to open advice to other channels. Anthony Asher, an associate professor ...