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ANZ culls sales incentives for planners

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... only asses performance on customer satisfaction, risk and compliance standards and ANZ values. To keep its adviser pool clean of inappropriate planners, ANZ is promising to boot out planners if they fail an audit twice. It is also placing higher expectations ...

Super fund launches renewable energy investment option

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
Future Super will launch its new investment option later this month, one which targets a 20% allocation to renewable energy and does not invest in fossil fuels. Future Super co-founder Simon Sheikh said Future Super Growth (Renewables Plus) empowers ...

Retirement income expert joins SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... the SMSFA for 14 years before stepping down in 2017. She has since gained non-executive directorships on the boards of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and Argo Global Listed Infrastructure.

Powerwrap gears up for IPO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... shareholders and would provide the most flexibility moving forward. Davidson explained that the capital raised was used to clean Powerwrap's balance sheet. "The funds raised actually replaced what was a somewhat complicated financial structure in the ...

RC findings bring shame on advice industry: social media

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
Multiple social media commentators suggested the findings revealed in today's inquiry have brought shame on the financial advice industry. Today's inquiry focused largely on AMP and the 90-day exception rule which enabled the group to charge fees for ...

SMSF expert joins boutique investment house

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... the SMSFA for 14 years before stepping down in 2017. She has since gained non-executive directorships on the boards of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and Argo Global Listed Infrastructure. In October 2017, PPM expanded its managed accounts offering ...

Industry Super Australia chief executive resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... focus on good public policy has made life better for millions of Australians," Collins said. "ISA led the public campaign to clean up the financial advice industry and provided the policy grunt for what would become the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) ...

IFM partners to slash carbon emissions in $12bn fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... investment consortium, is partnering to cut carbon emissions for Australia's largest infrastructure fund. Partnering with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), IFM will work to reduce emissions for the assets contained in its $12 billion Australian ...

RARE wins mandate from $182bn US manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... infrastructure projects in East Timor. The project will provide tanks, water supply systems and underground pipelines to bring clean and safe drinking water to communities, construct household toilets, and fund hygiene and gender equality education. ...

Active managers must explain value better: Formica

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
The co-chief executive at a $484 billion (US$370bn) global asset manager believes the industry can take lessons from Shrek and vacuum manufacturers to improve storytelling and customer service. Speaking at a media lunch in Sydney last week, Janus Henderson ...