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CountPlus to continue acquisition spree

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
The ASX-listed advice and accounting group has confirmed it will continue to carry out its extensive growth strategy with further "tuck-in" acquisitions. Speaking at the company's annual general meeting, CountPlus chair Ray Kellerman said the "considerable ...

Advice firms need technology to survive: FPA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
The use of technology will be crucial to the sustainability of advice firms, new research shows. The Financial Planning Association's (FPA) recent survey undertaken by CoreData found that just over half of financial advisers surveyed (50.7%) believe ...

Zurich joins reconciliation plan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
Zurich Financial Services Australia has made a formal commitment to reconciliation through the Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). Zurich has joined over 1100 corporate, government and not-for-profit organisations who have also made the commitment with ...

Insto demand sees digital asset manager launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
A newly launched UK asset management firm is catering to institutional investors' increasing interest in digital assets, piquing the curiosity of Australian high-net-worths. London-based ByteTree Asset Management launched this week with a mission to ...

Mercer launches climate-transition tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
Mercer has launched an analytics tool that helps institutional investors assess which companies are committed to combating climate change and want to adapt to a net-zero economy. Analytics for Climate Transition (ACT) assesses companies' commitment ...

APRA eases hard caps in revamped executive pay

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
A new draft of APRA's remuneration guidelines has scrapped its original plan to cap financial measures' contribution to executives' variable remuneration at 50%. Instead the boards will be able to assign a "material weight" to how much of ...

FPA announces new specialist designation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has launched the FPA Aged Care Specialist professional designation. The FPA said it is committed to providing its members, and wider profession, with the skills and resources to meet the needs of ...

Evans Dixon thwarts Tony Pitt...for now

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... yesterday, shareholders delivered a first strike against the remuneration report but were happy to pass the options and rights plan to the dismay of 360 Capital. 360 Capital's October 27 offer to acquire Evans Dixon for about 61 cents per share came ...

Deutsche Bank expands Australian operations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... there are using other banks and our initial dialogue with them around our new business has been really encouraging. We also plan to expand our coverage of domestic clients with global needs." The business offers services ranging from current accounts ...

AustralianSuper backs net-zero emissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
AustralianSuper is pledging to achieve net-zero carbon emissions in its investment portfolios and ramping up its commitment to renewables. Following a board meeting in October, the super fund decided it was in members' best interest that it positions ...