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Practifi names senior director, go-to-market

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
Practifi has promoted Umesh Banga to senior director, go-to-market amid plans to expand its wealth management and superannuation products and strategy globally. Banga's current duties as director of advice solutions will carry over to the new executive ...

CSLR legislation tabled, advice sector responds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
The government has advanced its commitment to establish a Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR), releasing for consultation exposure draft regulations. The CSLR will facilitate the payment of compensation of up to $150,000 to eligible consumers ...

Future Fund adds to ESG leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
The Future Fund has recruited a high-profile industry executive to its investment stewardship team. Karin Halliday will join the Future Fund as director, investment stewardship and ESG, the sovereign wealth fund has confirmed. Halliday will report to ...

Rising number of active funds underperforming: SPIVA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
Most active funds underperform in every reported category over longer-term horizons, according to the biannual S&P Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Australia Scorecard. However, although long-term performance statistics are poor, the SPIVA Australia ...

Montgomery, Aura Group launch new income fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
Montgomery Investment Management unveiled the second fund to come out of its partnership with Aura Group, the Aura Core Income Fund. The fund is an open-ended, Australian-registered managed investment scheme with a minimum investment of $25,000, offering ...

Canadian-based data platform wins ISPT mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
Industry Super Property Trust has selected SS&C Sylvan for its investment performance measurement system. SS&C Sylvan will now automate ISPT's financial data ingestion, calculate both time-weighted and money-weighted returns, and provide enhanced analytics ...

UniSuper appoints ESG manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
UniSuper has appointed Jodie Barns as ESG manager. Barns will be responsible for qualifying and quantifying ESG considerations in investments and operations, to inform decisions taken in investments. Barns joins the fund from the Australian Council ...

ASIC concerns see 18 funds update advertising materials

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
ASIC surveillance of managed funds' marketing materials has found several instances of inadequate warnings or disclaimers related to performance and downplaying of risks, leading 13 providers to make amendments. To date, 13 responsible entities or trustees ...

Super wars not over: Swan

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
Appearing on a panel at the Conference for Major Super Funds, Cbus chair Wayne Swan warned the industry has a fight on its hands when it comes to big structural reforms moving forward. "I was in the parliament when we started the Super Guarantee 30 ...

ASIC bans Sterling & Freeman director

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
ASIC has banned Wayne Christopher Saman, the sole director of Sterling & Freeman Advisory for a period of five years. Saman was banned because an ASIC surveillance found he was involved in Sterling & Freeman's contravention of financial laws. Sterling ...