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New course helps advisers recognise financial abuse

JULIA NEWBOULD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... for advisers from 1 June 2020. At this stage, the program will be launched to advisers globally starting with a special focus on the UK, USA and Canada, Australia and NZ before moving into Asia, then the rest of the world. The course will be delivered ...

HESTA announces three GM appointments

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... risk professional with extensive global expertise join our risk team. Matt's experience will really help us sharpen our focus on investment risk, and he will work closely with the Investments team to enhance our approach to managing this critical risk ...

Platform bolsters distribution, relationships teams

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... Speaking to Financial Standard at the time about the expansion into Melbourne, Bignill said: "Melbourne has always been a big focus for us and today it stands as our largest market, from a geographic point of view." "For that reason, it is important ...

Aussie banks battered by pandemic

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... banks were faced with a tough half-year, PwC's Australian banking and capital markets leader Colin Heath said. While focus may have originally been placed on credit charges related to COVID-19, a sharp reduction in earnings has also come from long-standing ...

Mortgage Choice Financial Planning rebrands

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... no cross subsidisation from product manufacturing and do not charge asset-based fees." Thomas said FinChoice will keep a focus on technology, say it is the key to delivering engaging and cost-effective advice. "We continue to make a significant investment ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone good news to get worse before it gets better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... announced strategies to gradually ease lockdowns, no one is expecting economies to return to normal before Q1 2021... headline focus has been on firms scrapping dividends, withdrawing FY guidance, tapping credit facilities and warning over the outlook." ...

Asset consultant expands into retail market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... Financial Standard JANA chief executive Jim Lamborn said the move is in response to a growing demand in the market. "Our focus for 32 years has been exclusively institutional grade, but we then realised there was a whole market segment out there that ...

Chinese tech giant buys 5% stake in Afterpay

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
A Chinese tech giant has bought a 5% stake in buy-now-pay-later provider Afterpay, after paying approximately $416 million for more than 13 million shares in the company. Tencent is an online entertainment, digital advertising, social media, fintech ...

Pinnacle adds new boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... portfolio manager in 2014. The flagship fund, the Aikya Global Emerging Markets strategy invests in 30 to 35 companies, with a focus on buying high quality companies at sensible valuations. It also has a focus on executive stewardship and ESG. It is ...

ESG-themed funds fall short of expectations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... the top three in terms of carbon risk score in the large equities category. "Hyperion's quality and long-term growth focus leads to an overweight to the healthcare and technology sectors that have low-carbon risk, while having virtually no exposure ...