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Findex promotes new regional partners

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... new appointments will enhance the company's ability to service both regional and metropolitan areas with local, on the ground expertise and reflect the strong growth trajectory the business is on. "The Findex partnership team across Australia is one ...

Social impact fund to target essential workers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
... cities as other investors come on board and more funds are raised. HOPE, which has been working to get the scheme off the ground for the past four years, was founded by Pacific Equity Partners managing director and co-founder Tim Sims, who has personally ...

AMP wants life insurance caps raised, fees lowered

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
... (FPA), the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), the Financial Services Council (FSC) and other licensees to find common ground and create a united voice."

Zerocap, ANZ purchase Australian carbon credits

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
... successfully trade tokenised Australian carbon credits (BCAU) using the ANZ Bank's A$DC stablecoin. The transaction is considered ground-breaking in promoting frictionless and secure digital transacting for carbon abatement instruments and climate control ...

Mercer appoints sustainable investment leader

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... Jo Holden said the firm is committed to supporting top sustainable investing talent. "For decades, Mercer has broken new ground in sustainable investment to ensure we solve for our clients' needs through innovation and deep global insights," Holden said. ...

Former adviser wins appeal, convictions quashed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
A former adviser who was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2019 will have his case retried, having successfully argued there was a miscarriage of justice. Ben Jayaweera was a financial adviser and director of now-defunct Growth ...

Index investing of greater benefit: Vanguard

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
In a new paper, Vanguard argues that most investors' best chance of maximising net returns lies with index investing and that it is rare for active managers to see persistent outperformance. In a recent research paper, Vanguard outlined the benefits ...

Australian dividends shatter pre-pandemic records: Janus Henderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
... more than twice as far as the rest of the world during the pandemic. Such circumstances made it easier to make up lost ground. A crux to Australia's stellar dividend performance, the report said banking and mining once again accounted for the lion's ...

FPA names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia will welcome a new chair next month as Marisa Broome's term comes to an end. The result of a long-term succession plan, current deputy chair David Sharpe will take over as chair on May 1, based in Perth. ...

Millennial super fund fails to GROW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... other disruptors based their offering on low-cost, passive solutions. As other 'millennial' funds failed to gain ground and ultimately closed, like Zuper and GigSuper, GROW Super appeared to be withstanding the test of time. In 2021, GROW Super ...