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ASIC issues warning to finfluencers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
The corporate regulator has issued information for social media influencers who discuss financial products and the licensees who use them, warning they face substantial penalties if their content contravenes financial services law. The information sheet ...

Disclosure lacking in common ownership: Committee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics has recommended greater disclosure obligations for institutional investors and proxy advisors and for the ACCC to actively monitor common ownership in Australia - all the while sharing little ...

Adviser numbers close in on 17k

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
The number of financial advisers is close to dipping below the 17,000 mark as more than 700 recently exited the industry. As of March 17, the ASIC Financial Adviser Register recorded 17,246 active advisers, Rainmaker modelling of the data reveals. On ...

US, UK hike interest rates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
The US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England have increased interest rates - with the US pulling the trigger on rates for the first time since 2018. Effective from March 17, the US Federal Reserve increased interest rates by 0.25% to 0.40%. The US ...

ASX24 outage sparks concern

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
At 10am yesterday, the ASX identified a hardware related issue with its options and futures market ASX24 and placed it into a halt. ASX24 was not operational again until after 2pm, with the ASX reporting that the issue was confirmed to be caused by ...

TAL wins life company award for 2021

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
TAL has taken out the Association of Financial Advisers' 2021 Life Company of the Year Award for the fifth consecutive year. TAL also won the Overall Platinum and Income Protection categories. NEOS Life took home four awards for Service Quality, Trauma ...

AltX appoints head of property risk

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
The Sydney-based alternative investment platform adds Giamol Pasin to its team. Pasin has 30 years' experience in the property industry as a valuer of all classes of property related assets. Pasin has previously served as director of property risk for ...

AustralianSuper appoints first chief operating officer, hires in New York

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
The superannuation giant has promoted its group executive for finance operations to the role of chief operating officer, while also building out its investments team in New York. AustralianSuper has named Peter Curtis as its first chief operating officer. ...

Women in Super names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
Women in Super appointed a new chief executive who comes with extensive experience from the education sector. Jo Kowalczyk takes the post, bringing her background in strategy, advocacy, and transformation. She was most recently the compliance and operations ...

CareSuper risk chief departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
The industry superannuation fund is hunting a new chief risk officer after the incumbent took a role with AustralianSuper. Belinda Ray served as CareSuper's chief risk officer for the past decade, having joined the fund in January 2012. She will join ...