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Adviser exam draft legislation released

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... be conducted in a range of capital cities and regional centres and each attempt will cost $540, excluding GST. The Australian Council for Educational Research will develop and deliver the exam. If a candidate fails an attempt they will be able to appeal ...

Responsible investing rises on advice agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... industry survey reveals. The Investment Trends 2018 Adviser Product and Marketing Needs Report, which surveyed 766 Australian financial planners, found 34% now provide advice on responsible investing. This is up from 19% in the 2016 survey. Investment ...

Sydney fintech sells for $339m

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... Temenos's digital front office product has more than 300 banking clients. In October, Temenos scored a deal with an Australian financial services firm with $1.7 billion in funds under management. Uniting Financial Services (UFS) will use Temenos' ...

New super fund to secure female financial security

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... and food security expert for the United Nations' World Food Programme and is a former senate candidate for the Australian Greens. She began her career as a financial analyst and strategy adviser with Deloitte. "As a community of women who care about ...

Responsible investment guide launched

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... 22% over the previous year. AXA IM has $1.2 trillion in assets under management globally and is one of RIAA's 200 Australian members. One of its funds is RIAA certified. The AXA IM Sustainable Equity Fund is a wholesale trust that invests in a diversified ...

Culture dominates shareholder engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... doesn't take a deep dive into every single one of them, rather aims to ask boards the right questions. At Australian Ethical, head of ethics research Stuart Palmer says the organisation looks for opportunities to exercise a positive influence - even ...

Vale Paul Costello

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
Paul Costello has been remembered as a "truly inspirational figure" in the Australian financial services community. Costello passed away on November 5, following a long illness. He was a former chief executive at the Superannuation Trust of Australia ...

Super ESG options can outperform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... return. The analysis looks at the options on offer from the likes of AustralianSuper, HESTA, UniSuper, Mercer, Australian Ethical Super, First State Super, Sunsuper, Energy Super, legalsuper, Christian Super, AMP and BT Financial Group. It also looked ...

More SMSF auditors disqualified

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... person has been disqualified, by searching ASIC's SMSF auditor register. Both men were referred to ASIC by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) under section 128P of the SIS Act. From 1 July 2013, the SIS Act required all auditors of SMSFs to be ...

Tobacco-free portfolios divide investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... while AMP Capital is one of the fund managers that helped develop the pledge. Among the other signatories are: Australian Ethical Investment, AustralianSuper, CareSuper, Christian Super, Cbus, Equipsuper, First State Super, Future Super, GuildSuper ...