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Industry mixed over FSC advice framework

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
The financial advice industry welcomes the Financial Services Council (FSC) recommendations to help reduce red tape and make financial advice more affordable, but one dealer group is unsure whether the FSC is trustworthy - particularly for risk advisers. ...

Gender equality perception differs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
... between "saying" and "doing" has widened, which is very concerning. This 'lived' experience is the crux of the issue - 'in principle' is a far cry from 'in practice' and it is what makes all the difference," the report said. On the issue of pay transparency ...

FSC advice reforms slash time, costs by 30%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
The reforms proposed by the Financial Services Council could reduce the time and cost to produce financial advice by more than 30% respectively. Modelling provided by KPMG Australia estimates that advisers incur $5334 to provide advice and spend 23.9 ...

Sustainable SMAs added to Macquarie Wrap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
Six separately managed accounts from Dimensional and Pendal have been made exclusively available on Macquarie Wrap. The Dimensional Sustainability Balanced Model Portfolio, the Dimensional Sustainability Growth Model Portfolio and the Dimensional Sustainability ...

PRI chief joins Quinbrook advisory board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
The chief executive of the Principles for Responsible Investment has joined the advisory board of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners. Fiona Reynolds will take on the position when she steps down from the PRI later this year. She has been at the helm ...

CFA ESG certificate launches in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certificate in ESG investing has officially launched in Australia. Registration for the CFA Institute certificate in ESG investing is available now through CFA Institute. The institute said the certificate is designed ...

ASFA urges net zero 2050 targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is calling on super funds to seriously consider climate change risks and commit to net zero greenhouse gas emissions in a new discussion paper. Climate change risk highlights mitigation strategies ...

MLC Life refreshes income protection offering

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
... requirements," MLC Life chief life insurance officer Michael Rogers said. He said the insurer "went back to the core principle of how we could meet customer needs". "We looked at the principles of indemnity, and insuring definable, calculable, and meaningful ...

TAL releases income protection range

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
Life insurer TAL launched three new offerings that aim to address fairness and sustainability of income protection products. Income Protection Enhance, Income Protection Focus, and Income Protection Assist are the three new products available from today. ...

Reynolds joins Frontier board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
Frontier welcomed Fiona Reynolds as an independent director following her tenure at the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. Reynolds recently completed a nine-year term as the chief executive of the UNPRI. In Reynolds' time with ...