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ASIC slams SMSF advice, flags further education reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
ASIC will pursue further education requirements for financial advisers in a damning report showing 90% of financial advice provided in establishing self-managed superannuation funds is non-compliant. Reviewing 250 client files from 102 different AFSLs ...

ESG reporting strong through 2017: ACSI

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
Almost all ASX200 companies disclosed environmental, social and governance (ESG) policy frameworks and sustainability targets in 2017, according to the latest Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) report. ACSI's annual review of corporate ...

CBA restructures executive leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
Commonwealth Bank made a raft of changes to its executive lineup following the announcement of plans to demerge its wealth management business. Current chief risk officer David Cohen has been promoted to deputy chief executive, charged with leading ...

Super startup returns to drawing board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
Female-focused superannuation startup Human Super confirmed its launch plans are on hold as well as the departure of its chief executive after eight months in the role. Human Super interim chair Jeremy Levy told Financial Standard the venture is still ...

Macquarie Capital hires Tesla executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
Macquarie Capital has hired a senior executive from Tesla to lead its global energy technology business. Greg Callman will work as Macquarie Capital's senior managing director and global head of energy technology. He will lead a global team across battery ...

Priestley resigns from ASX, Future Fund boards

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
J.P. Morgan Australia non-executive chairman Robert Priestley has resigned from the boards of the Australian Securities Exchange and the Future Fund following the ACCC pursuing a criminal cartel conduct investigation. Announcing his decision, Priestley ...

SSGA appoints head of retirement solutions

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
State Street Global Advisors has appointed a new head of retirement solutions for Australia. Jonathan Shead has worked in various SSGA roles since 2000; he was most recently head of portfolio solutions for the Asia-Pacific region. Before SSGA, he was ...

New NAB product garners CEFC support

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is making a cornerstone investment in a new responsible investment offering from NAB which targets fixed income investors. CEFC has invested $90 million in the new $200 million Low Carbon Shared Portfolio, which ...

The future of advice fee structures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
To ensure the success of financial advice businesses in the post-Royal Commission world, financial advisers must separate planning and product advice fees, as well as benchmark both planning advice fees and portfolio performance. That is the view of ...

Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
More than 300 guests attended last night's 2018 Financial Standard Marketing, Advertising & Sales (MAX) Excellence Awards, which recognised the outstanding achievements in marketing, sales and business development by an individual, team or organisation ...