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Wage subsidy needed for new entrants: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers has called on the government to provide a wage subsidy to financial advice practices to encourage employment of new entrants needing to complete their professional year. In its pre-Budget submission, the AFA has ...

CFA Institute offers free exam deferral

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
The CFA Institute is allowing all candidates registered for the Level I exam in February to defer to later in the year for free and without providing a reason. "While we remain confident that most locations will successfully administer February Level ...

Future Super, Verve accused of misleading members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics has accused Future Super and Verve of misleading consumers who are unlikely to understand the funds' relationship to Diversa Trustees. During questioning, Liberal MP and committee chair ...

Bezos steps down at Amazon

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
Jeff Bezos will step down as chief executive later this year, transitioning to the role of executive chair. Announced in Amazon's full year 2020 results, chief executive of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Andy Jassy will take over as chief executive in Q3 ...

High Court dismisses Westpac appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
The High Court has affirmed the Federal Court's 2019 decision that two Westpac subsidiaries provided unlicensed personal financial advice. In a decision handed down today, the High Court of Australia dismissed Westpac's appeal, determining the ...

Chief economist update: RBA extends QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) painted a pretty picture of the Australian economy in its first board meeting for 2021. RBA governor Philip Lowe's statement at the conclusion of the Australian central bank's February meeting was optimistic ...

Magnolia Capital takeover saga continues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
Magnolia Capital has expressed doubts about the solvency of The Agency Group as the saga over its takeover bid continues. Magnolia said it has accepted the findings of the Takeovers Panel but continues to have concerns about the solvency of The Agency ...

Super fund ESG targets lack clarity: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
Superannuation funds need to set clear, transparent emissions reduction targets for their investment portfolios that are based on metrics that can be compared across the industry, according to recommendations from the Australasian Centre for Corporate ...

Link scraps European acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
Link Group has canned its $266 million European acquisition and is forging ahead with the sale of PEXA. Link scrapped its takeover bid of Pepper European Servicing (PES), offering $266 million for the loan servicing, advisory and asset management firm ...

Schroders adjusts fund return targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
The fund manager has lowered its real return funds' targets as a result of low interest rates and bond yields and the impact of the pandemic on economies around the world. The Schroder Real Return CPI Plus 3.5%, Schroder Real Return CPI Plus 5% ...