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Pinnacle backs investment platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... OpenInvest co-founder and chief executive Andrew Varlamos said he and his colleagues were excited about the backing. "We have a huge amount of respect for what Ian and his team have built at Pinnacle, with affiliates delivering consistent out-performance ...

Crypto regulation proposed: Bragg

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
A Senate committee is proposing a regulatory framework for digital assets and crypto-asset businesses to protect consumers, promote investment in Australia and deliver competition, but the industry has concerns. The Select Committee on Australia as ...

DDO nil-reporting rule scrapped

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... the association "is very pleased that the requirement for nil reporting for DDO has been removed". "This would have been a huge workload for licensees and would have disproportionately impacted those small licensees with broad Approved Product Lists. ...

IFM Investors sets 2030 emissions target

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... committed to when we made our 2050 announcement," he said. "Scope three is critical for us as an investor, scope three is a huge influence over the transition risk in our portfolios.... We think it's just hard for us to include within the target because ...

How YFYS test will change currency investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... turn, super funds can apply this ESG approach to the currencies corresponding with those nations. "There has been such a huge focus on ESG in equities and bonds... ESG data can now be looked at at a country level, and incorporated into your currency ...

Forrest pitches a green Fortescue to super funds

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... also be able to offer our customers green hydrogen, which means that they can replace coal from their furnaces. That's a huge step up." He said superannuation funds have the opportunity to invest in green hydrogen at the industry's nascent stage ...

WTL posts $3.3m loss

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
WT Financial Group (WTL) reported a huge loss in FY21 as a result of its restructuring efforts. While revenue grew 6% to $13.6 million, WTL recorded a $3.3 million loss, down from $594,000 in FY20. This is a result of one-off write-downs and provisions ...

Equal Pay Day offers sobering reminder

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... "There's much that can be done to improve financial security for women. More accessible and affordable childcare would make a huge difference given time out of the workforce is one of the factors contributing to the super gender gap. Normalising the ...

Financial adviser levy to drop

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... and meet other education standards to keep their livelihood, on top of an overwhelming volume of other regulatory reform, huge sectoral restructuring and the impact of the COVID-19 crisis," he said. "It was unjustifiable to expect advisers already dealing ...

Financial services market skyrockets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
... Morgan chief executive Michele Levine said COVID-19 government stimulus attributed to the growth in the overall market. "The huge injection of hundreds of billions of dollars of stimulus by the federal and state governments to support businesses and ...