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CountPlus takes stake in WSC Group

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
... previously reported by Financial Standard, Humphrey was recently appointed chief executive to lead the company's strong focus on top-line revenue growth, driven by organic and inorganic initiatives. Evidently, as part of the licensee's plan to continue ...

BlackRock appoints head of iShares, index investment

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
... their clients to superannuation funds looking to build scale and access global insights," he said. Landman added that the focus of the local iShares franchise has always been to offer institutional-quality, cost-effective portfolio building blocks and ...

Inflation a greater danger than recession: Powell

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... didn't worry too much about what the inflation rate was in any particular year," Lowe said. "But now, there's a very strong focus of at least in parts of the labour market of getting full compensation for higher inflation." Without a credible path back ...

Retirement Income Covenant a win for advisers - but for how long?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
The long-awaited Retirement Income Covenant comes into effect tomorrow and, with super funds unable to consider members' personal circumstances, there's a view that its introduction could significantly impact the financial advice sector - but ...

Advisers optimistic for the future: Natixis IM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
... for advice practices to grow, and we have seen this in the Australian market with the emergence of advice practices which focus on the needs of specific professions such as the medical profession and also those who focus on servicing women," Watson said. ...

Andrew Formica to return to Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
... and markets. Despite those challenges, we continued to deliver for our clients with strong investment performance and our focus on high conviction active management," he said. "Whilst it is always hard to find the right time to hand over, we have made ...

Women paid less at every age, rank: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... roles more accessible for those who work part-time," she explained. She pointed out the importance of employer policies that focus on equal access to - and uptake of - workplace support for women and men throughout their working lives. These include ...

Wealth industry on the cusp of evolution: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... based on a customer's needs, convenience and flexibility. "For over a decade many wealth managers have put their growth focus on the ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) and higher-high-net-worth (HNW) segments, thus not prioritising less wealthy clients," ...

ASIC obtains orders to freeze assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... assets. ASIC concluded it will continue to investigate and take action against unlicensed financial services businesses with a focus on misconduct involving cryptocurrency.

AZ NGA firms merge for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... free me to spend more time helping my clients, which gives me the most joy and satisfaction. It'll also allow more time to focus on winning new clients and growing the business."