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Argo Investments attacks Labor franking policy

HARRISON WORLEY | MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018

... Labor's policy, which strongly voices the objections of the firm. Argo's public posturing on the issue comes after the Australian Shareholders Association (ASA) made its own submission to the committee, adding the policy would only serve to penalise ...

Temenos scores digital transformation mandate

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018

Software firm Temenos scored a deal with an Australian financial services firm with $1.7 billion of funds under management. Uniting Financial Services (UFS) will use Temenos' T24 core banking, analytics, financial crime mitigation and risk and compliance ...

FPA appoints former ASFA adviser

KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018

... referral programs for financial planners in FPA Professional Practices that are committed to the highest professional and ethical standards," De Gori said. Whitton started in the role on September 3 and is based in the Sydney office. "It's wonderful ...

Boutique appoints distribution lead

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018

... welcoming Stuart Devlin to its Melbourne office. In the newly-created role, Devlin will develop key relationships in the Australian private wealth market, acting as Warrakiri's head of family office and independent financial advisers (IFAs). In his ...

Vanguard launches ESG funds

HARRISON WORLEY | THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018

... developed countries. The fund will track the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate ex SRI Exclusions Index, hedged to Australian dollars. Vanguard Australia head of product and marketing Evan Reedman said the firm understands some investors want products ...

Perpetual reports $140m profit, investments business dips

KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018

... the increased costs were partially offset by higher performance fees, and the company maintained its market share in Australian equities during the year, the company said. "Market conditions have been challenging for Perpetual Investments, although a ...

Life insurers take the Royal Commission stand

HARRISON WORLEY | TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018

... executives and trustees, saying the evidence presented before the commission was further eroding Australians' trust in the ethical behaviour of financial services companies.

Retail super funds in hot water: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018

... community standards and expectations. Hodge recommended that another failed merger between Catholic Super (CSF) and the Australian Catholic Superannuation Retirement Fund (ACRF) did not constitute misconduct. CSF however, may have breached Prudential ...

Super funds cop governance grilling

HARRISON WORLEY | TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018

... could "be trusted to do the right thing" and protect the retirement savings of Australians. Preceding the hearings, Australian Institute of Company Directors managing director and chief executive Angus Armour says it was clear poor governance practices ...

Financial services confidence continues spiral

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018

... been sorely tested, following a turbulent 12 months in Australia's banking finance and insurance industry." The Australian Ethics Index has fallen six points since 2017 - from 41 to 35 - dragged down by the poor perception of ethics in the banking ...

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Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

The Full Federal Court of Australia has criticised regulators for falling back on appeals to re-litigate cases on a different legal basis than the one run at trial.

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA

Ascalon Capital has bid farewell to Evergreen Consultants' founder Angela Ashton, shortly after acquiring the consulting firm last year.

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA

ASX-listed Powerhouse Ventures has partnered with an unnamed European fund manager that will commit US$50 million to its fledgling Critical Infrastructure Opportunities (CIO) Fund.

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI

KeyInvest has launched a new investment platform to include a plethora of investment strategies ranging from private credit to global equities.

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