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Transparency key to ESG advice success

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
Advisers are finding it difficult to provide advice on ethical, environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations due to limited transparency from the $2.7 trillion super industry. Australian Ethical head of client relationships Leah Willis ...

Dealer group acquires bank advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
An IOOF-owned dealer group has acquired Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's financial planning business. Bridges Financial Services has entered into a strategic partnership with the bank that will see Bridges take ownership of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's ...

Colonial acquisition cost CBA shareholders $53bn: Merlon

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
CBA's decision to purchase Colonial under then chief executive David Murray destroyed $53 billion of value to shareholders in today's dollars, says Merlon Capital Partners. Analyst Hamish Carlisle says CBA overpaid for Colonial in 2000, and ...

Tribeca portfolio manager departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
Tribeca Investment Management's Jun Bei Liu is now the sole portfolio manager for the Tribeca Alpha Plus Fund after her co-portfolio manager stepped down. Sean Fenton has left the firm after 14 years, the boutique said in a statement Responsibility ...

Fund manager invests in women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
An Australian funds manager has stepped up to address under-representation of women in the sector. Plato Investment Management has partnered with The University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) to develop a program for women who want to work in finance. ...

MGP looks inward for new leaders

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
Managed Accounts Holdings has turned to internal candidates to fill a raft of positions in its executive and distribution teams. Current head of risk management, legal and compliance Craig Giffin has been promoted to chief risk officer. Giffin first ...

Major advice licensee in possible best interest breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
Extra conditions have been placed on the AFSL of one of Australia's biggest financial advice licensees following an investigation sparked by phenomenal growth in adviser numbers in just six months. SMSF Advisers Network has had additional licence ...

Chief economist update: Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
When its monetary policy committee met on 21 March and voted unanimously to keep the Bank Rate unchanged at 0.75 and maintain bond purchases at £435 billion, the Bank of England (BOE) declared its future actions would largely depend on Brexit. "The ...

Northern Trust eyes super fund trading desks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
Northern Trust thinks the $2.8 trillion superannuation industry will increasingly outsource its trading functions and it wants a slice of the business. As Aussie super funds bring investments in-house and face greater demands for accountability from ...

Federal Budget: Industry responds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
The 2019-20 Federal Budget's subdued approach has received a similar welcome from the wealth industry. The big players are neither up in arms nor full of praise for the Budget, which was headlined by personal tax cuts and a $7.1 billion surplus ...