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Magellan loses significant mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 DEC 2021
Magellan Financial Group has lost a key mandate from UK wealth manager St James' Place. After requesting a trading halt Friday afternoon, this morning Magellan confirmed to the ASX that it had lost the mandate from St James' Place. The company's share ...

CFS launches low cost geared index options

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
Colonial First State (CFS) has today launched two new geared index options through its $109 billion FirstChoice platform, giving investors leveraged exposure to local and global markets. The first passively managed geared investment options to be offered ...

Magellan chief executive resigns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
The chief executive of Magellan, Brett Cairns, has resigned for personal reasons. The fund manager's chief financial officer Kristen Morton is stepping in as interim chief executive. Morton has been chief financial officer at Magellan for more than ...

Rainmaker executive awarded prestigious scholarship

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
The executive director of media at Rainmaker Group, publisher of Financial Standard, has been named as one of two inaugural recipients of Chief Executive Women's (CEW) Maureen Kerridge AM Scholarship. Rainmaker Group executive director of media ...

Top investment products, super fund revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
Vanguard, UniSuper and BetaShares are some of the winners in Money magazine's 2021 Best of the Best Awards. Vanguard Investments Australia is this year's best investment manager as many of its products featured in several categories. Vanguard Australian ...

ASIC files numerous cases against Westpac

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
In an unprecedented move, ASIC has commenced six civil penalty proceedings against Westpac for widespread compliance failures in its banking, wealth, superannuation and general insurance businesses. The six matters filed relate to charging fees to deceased ...

La Trobe fined for misleading investors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
La Trobe Financial has been fined for misleading investors in its $5 billion fund. The Federal Court has ordered La Trobe Financial Asset Management to pay a $750,000 penalty for false and misleading marketing of the La Trobe Australian Credit Fund ...

Morningstar launches retirement strategy tool

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
Morningstar has launched a new retirement strategy tool, aimed at assisting financial advisers in managing longevity risk for clients. Ryan Murphy, head of decision sciences at Morningstar, launched the new tool today. He said it is designed to take ...

Former WA adviser charged with dishonest conduct

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021
Former AMP financial adviser David Fong and his financial planning company Fong Financial Partners have been charged with engaging in dishonest conduct, following an investigation by the regulator. ASIC alleges in its legal action that in 2014, Fong ...

Unlisted unit trust conversions boost ETP sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
Unlisted unit trusts converting to exchange-traded products continues to bolster the $125.3 billion sector, new research suggests. Rainmaker's September 2021 ETP report found the growth in ETP assets was driven by the conversion of unlisted unit ...