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ASIC takes action on EverBlu, director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
... management of conflicts of interest. ASIC has already accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Blumenthal and EverBlue. This means that he will not be involved in financial services for five years and will undertake training prior to re-entering ...

Hostplus ups fees on socially responsible option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... targets, meaning higher performance fees were charged by external managers. "Though the performance fees are higher, it means these investments have added value to members' accounts overall," Hostplus said. In the year to June 30, the option achieved ...

Women still underrepresented in asset management roles: FSC

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... remuneration gender gap trended down 1.1% year on year, the largest drop since it collated data in 2014. On paychecks, it means that for every $1 men earn in Australia, women earn 78 cents on average. What is encouraging about the data is that there ...

GSFM to distribute Access Capital Partners offering to HNWs

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... available to investors in the Australian market," McIntyre said. "The addition of ACP to our existing fund manager line-up means we can offer a new and different asset class of European private assets to investors." McIntyre said ACP's investment team ...

A third of Aussies want life insurance advice: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... (46%). Some of the respondents already have life insurance through their superannuation (37%), while others opt for it as a means of income replacement or a financial safety net in case they're unable to work (32%). Additionally, some individuals ...

Private markets make concrete inroads with advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... Financial Solutions, sees sophisticated investors' interest in private markets grow since the COVID-19 pandemic as a means to diversify away from equity markets. "We use private equity fund exposure predominantly as a means to help diversify client ...

HNWs require specialist expertise: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... facilitator, coordinating access to specialists with deep expertise in their own field." Serving this segment of the market means the adviser needs to be the director at the centre of an ecosystem of highly specialised experts, the report said. This ...

Gender pay gap trends down: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... remuneration gender gap trended down 1.1% year on year, the largest drop since it collated data in 2014. On pay checks, it means that for every $1 men earn in Australia, women earn 78 cents on average. What is encouraging about the data is that there ...

Product modernisation will strengthen retirement outcomes: FSC

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
... historical products but cannot be moved out of these products due to tax and regulatory barriers imposed by the government. This means trustees may appropriately conclude that transferring a consumer (and triggering tax obligations) would not satisfy ...

AFCA tightens wholesale investor remit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... definition, you can be wholesale by wealth [with] an accountant certificate under Section 761G (7) (C), which basically means that by having more than $2.5 million or $250,000, you are a professional investor under Section 761 G (7) (D)," he said. This ...