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NZ Super Fund hires asset allocation head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
... Paula Steed also joined as general manager of finance and investment operations, responsible for the finance, tax, internal audit and investment operations teams. David Sara was appointed as general manager, technology and George Crosby as general manager ...

iFactFind launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
The new cloud-based fact-find solution that aims to provide a more dynamic financial advice process has launched. Developed by co-founders Paul Moran and Sahil Matta, iFactFind provides advisers a comprehensive, interactive digital fact-find. For prospective ...

Fidelity changes up global equities team

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
Fidelity Investments' lead portfolio manager for global equities strategies has resigned. Amit Lodha will cede portfolio management responsibilities for funds including the Fidelity Global Equities fund, which is offered to Australian investors ...

Halifax auditors face criminal charges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
... Halifax have resulted in the first criminal charges ever laid in Australia for failure to comply with auditing standards. EC Audit and its director Robert Evett have been charged with breaches of auditing standards and were mentioned in Downing Centre ...

CFAs not immune to pay cuts

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
About 15% of CFAs working as investment professionals had a pay cut related to COVID-19, according to a new survey that says pay remained relatively resilient during the pandemic. CFA Institute surveyed 4600 investment professionals from its member ...

KPMG names risk consulting partners

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
KPMG Australia expanded its risk consulting practice with two partners joining the firm specialising in financial services. Chris de Wit has joined as partner in governance, risk & controls advisory and Kat Conner as risk, strategy & technology partner. ...

Global Merces MD cops ASIC ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... failure to comply with its AFSL conditions and replace key persons named on its licence. Global Merces also failed to lodge audit reports for the group and registered managed investment schemes, as well as auditors' reports for the 2018 and 2019 financial ...

Asendium launches swift SOA solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... also provided for licensees that want to use the solution for the group. Looking to the future, Asendium will add on an audit report, enhanced questions, integrated data feed and a client portal.

Research reveals factors influencing advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... to any conclusions. However, just as roleplays, however artificial, improve real-life performance, so should this noise audit. The real world in which advisers operate is messy, and full of potentially unhelpful influences. Mere knowledge of this messiness ...

Future Fund adds super fund chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... Guardians, with his term extended by four years. Wachtel, who was first appointed in April 2016, will continue to chair the audit and risk committee. "The government congratulates Mrs Cross on her appointment and Mr Wachtel on his reappointment to the ...