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Advice firm merges with boutique

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
A national advice firm has merged with a Victoria-based firm as part of a growth push. Apt Wealth Partners has announced it has merged with Unified Financial Services, led by Michelle Tate-Lovery, as part of its growth strategy. Apt Wealth Partners ...

CountPlus firm completes tuck in acquisition

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
The ASX-listed advice and accounting group has continued to carry out its extensive growth strategy with one of its member firms completing a tuck-in acquisition of a separate member firm. Perth-based member firm Bentleys WA Pty Ltd has finalised terms ...

Hume promoted to cabinet

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
... component of the most recent budget, something I highlighted last year as one of the key areas of our job-making economic plan for Australia and has become even more evident as we emerge from the COVID-19 recession." Hume was first appointed as assistant ...

New heatmap shames trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... red ratings over a six-year investment period are: BT Funds Management's Asgard Employee, BT Super and Westpac Group Plan (lifecycle) Colonial First State Investments' FirstChoice Superannuation Trust lifecycle (lifecycle) AUSCOAL (lifecycle) ...

Christian Super recognised for impact investing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
The $1.8 billion fund has been named the impact asset owner of the year at the Australian Impact Investment Awards. The fund has a diverse impact portfolio approaching 10% of total assets, that spans a variety of sectors including sustainability, healthcare ...

Almost 3000 advisers gone in 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
A total of 2802 financial advisers have departed the industry in 2020, with just 60 new advisers joining, according to Rainmaker analysis of the Financial Adviser Register. AMP Financial Planning lost the most advisers of any AFSL this year, with 323 ...

Real estate investor chief retires

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
Cromwell Property Group has confirmed that its chief executive will retire after 22 years in the role. Paul Weightman has been chief executive of Cromwell since 1998. The board previously said succession planning had been a regular discussion point ...

Chief economist update: Government spending made money, saved money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... response and recovery support, including $25 billion under the COVID-19 Response Package and $74 billion under the JobMaker Plan." The Federal Treasury unleashed stimulus onto the economy: "To responsibly deal with the greatest challenge of our time ...

What you read in 2020

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
As we farewell a year that many will be glad to see the back of, check out Financial Standard 's most read stories for 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the majority of this year's most widely read stories, as unprecedented shutdowns and ...

FS team picks: The top stories for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... played its part in supporting those who were doing it tough. For example, super funds had to implement the government's plan to allow those suffering as a result of the pandemic to access their super early. And, as the dust settled following the ...