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Chant West launches platform rankings

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
Chant West has expanded its apple rating scale to investment platforms, launching today with ratings for five platforms. Previously used to assess super and pension funds, Chant West will now use the rating service to review the features, services and ...

Focus on providing 'good advice': QAR draft proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
A focus on providing 'good advice', the scrapping of general advice, and allowing superannuation funds to provide personal financial advice are just some of the proposed reforms contained in the Quality of Advice Review's consultation paper. ...

Are Australia's wealthiest tight-fisted?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
The Centre for Social Impact's report investigating trends in Australians' income and philanthropic giving has found that although top-end wealth has grown, giving has lagged. Australia has the world's second highest median level of wealth and the fourth ...

Super giants, investment firms join Future IM/Pact

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
UniSuper, Aware Super, Pinnacle Investment Management and TDM Growth Partners are the latest to sign up to the program founded by Yolanda Beattie in 2018. Future IM/Pact is a movement that recruits and fosters young women in Australia's investment sector. ...

Hostplus expands Industry Fund Services mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
Following a review, Hostplus has retained Industry Fund Services (IFS) as its financial advice provider ahead of expanding its intra-fund and personal advice services. Hostplus is planning to roll out an updated financial advice and literacy model ...

MobiSuper, licensee to pay $250k penalty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
MobiSuper and its licensee will pay a $250,000 penalty for breaching superannuation advice laws while promoting the MobiSuper fund. MobiSuper and ZIB Financial will pay the combined penalty after the Federal Court found MobiSuper representatives had ...

ASIC capability review released

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
The Financial Regulator Assessment Authority (FRAA) reviewed ASIC and said it's generally effective and capable but there are still some important opportunities to enhance performance. The FRAA released its report, Effectiveness and Capability Review ...

Platinum remains positive despite net profit loss

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
While the asset manager realised an 8.6% loss in funds under management for the year to June 30 and will soon farewell Kerr Neilson, the firm's outlook is positive. Platinum saw a 38% net profit after tax loss, down to $101 million. The profit slide ...

Link Group hires technology, marketing leads in super arm

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
Link Group has appointed Devan Naidoo as the technology director of its Retirement and Superannuation Solutions business and Rachel Richardson to lead the marketing of this division. Naidoo will lead the global technology function, focused on creating ...

Australian Ethical sees profits drop, record super flows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
Profits are down and expenses are up at Australian Ethical, as it continues to implement its high growth strategy. Releasing its full-year results today, Australian Ethical recorded a 15% drop in net profit after tax to $9.6 million and a 7% decline ...