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FASEA extension passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
The extension to the FASEA education requirements has passed. The Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology Senator Jane Hume tweeted that her promise of an extension for financial advisers had been kept. Advisers ...

Fidelity launches sustainable fund

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
Fidelity International has launched a new sustainable fund in Australia, set to provide investors with a source of diversification through its investment in a relatively unexplored sector. The Fidelity Sustainable Water and Waste Fund will deliver risk ...

Australians look to rebuild super: AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
Australians are beginning to seek out strategies to rebuild their superannuation balances as enquiries about COVID-19-related help ease, according to AMP. The May data from the AMP technical adviser support team show voluntary concessional and non-concessional ...

Suncorp nabs business, private banking executive

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
Suncorp has hired a former business and private banking executive from the Commonwealth Bank, set to guide the group's path towards digitisation and automation. Adam Bennett has nabbed the chief information officer role, and will join Suncorp from July ...

Chief economist update: Australian Renaissance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
"Renaissance is a French word meaning "rebirth." It refers to a period in European civilisation that was marked by a revival of Classical learning and wisdom. The Renaissance saw many contributions to different fields, including new scientific laws ...

Major OneVue shareholder says IRESS bid too low

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
Billionaire investor and OneVue shareholder Alex Waislitz says IRESS's offer to acquire OVH for 40 cents a share is a far cry from the company's actual value. Waislitz's Thorney Opportunities and related companies started buying stock in ...

HESTA adds to operations team

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
HESTA has appointed a former Morgan Stanley vice president, set to develop the industry super fund's investment data capabilities. Feroz Jordan has nabbed the role as general manager of investment data and systems in HESTA's operations team, effective ...

Life insurance salary guide for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
A new salary guide has outlined what those in the life insurance industry can expect to get paid this year, as it's revealed many claims assessors are looking to move sideways due to a perceived lack of career growth. Profusion Group's June 2020 insurance ...

Boutique appoints ESG lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
One of the country's oldest boutiques has appointed a new head of ESG, hiring from BT. Maple-Brown Abbott has appointed Emma Pringle to the role while current head Natasha McKean takes maternity leave. Pringle joins Maple-Brown Abbott from BT where ...

Is a market turning point around the corner?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
Antipodes Partners investment boss Jacob Mitchell believes less popular stocks might soon outperform the market's current winners. Current market cap concentration, and market breadth in the S&P500 might signal a turning point for less popular, lower ...