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Trustee firm expands into fund administration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
A trustee services and financial technology provider is continuing its rapid growth trajectory, unveiling plans for a full stack superannuation administration service to launch in early 2020. Sargon is expanding its offering, with plans to launch a ...

ASFA strikes back at super detractors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy has hit out against vocal critics of the super system on the opening morning of the 2019 ASFA Conference in Melbourne today. Fahy took to the stage to call on the government ...

Ethics code creates confusion around ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
A debate is raging about what the Financial Advice Standards and Ethics Authority's Code of Ethics means for ESG investing and advising clients on ethical investment options, with FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield looking to clarify the issue. ...

Chi-X forced to be client of competition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
Disrupter stock exchange Chi-X has revealed it is forced to be a client of its competition - the ASX. The ASX currently has a monopoly when it comes to clearances and settlements in Australia. Chi-X chief operating and technology officer Mike Aikins ...

Growing advice group in commissions fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
A relatively new advice association has picked up members at a rapid pace as it takes up the fight to retain life insurance commissions. The United Financial Advisers Association (UFAA) now has over 4000 members after launching just a few months ago. ...

CountPlus firm acquires advice boutique

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
A member of the CountPlus network has acquired a boutique financial planning practice. Kidmans Partners has acquired Latitude Advisory Services in a move designed to broaden its offering. Latitude managing principal Rod Geilman is set to become a principal ...

QMV kicks off legal practice, appoints lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
QMV is kicking off a new legal business aimed at future needs of superannuation trustees and has picked a former UniSuper lead as its managing partner. The consultancy firm currently works with about 25 superannuation clients. Recent work has been focused ...

Evidence of "pay to play" in US pension consulting

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
Top staff at investment advisory firms may have used political contributions to win mandates from public pension funds in the United States until 2011, a new research paper found. Pay to Play in Investment Management, a paper published by William Beggs ...

VanEck restructures three ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
VanEck is changing the domicile of three ETFs to cut out US tax forms for investors and to introduce dividend reinvestment plans. VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX), VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) and VanEck Vectors China AMC CSI ...

ASIC clamps down on poor advice, grandfathered commissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
ASIC warned it will clamp down on financial advice misconduct and ensure it sees an end to grandfathered commissions. The corporate watchdog outlined its priorities for the advice sector between now and 2023 in its recently released Corporate Plan. ...