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UK regulator to inspect advice and guidance rules

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
A review of the boundaries between advice and guidance will be carried out by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Regulatory burden pricing consumers out of advice is being felt across the pond and in response, the UK regulator said it's taking ...

ASIC FAR drops as deadline looms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
The countdown is on for financial advisers that have yet to pass the exam to get off the ASIC Financial Adviser Register by tomorrow, as new analysis shows 295 have dropped off since the beginning of the month. Since the results of the final exam for ...

Link acquisition deal terminated

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2022
Link Group has announced that the proposed acquisition by Dye & Durham has officially collapsed. Following necessary conditions not being satisfied, including the Woodford Matters condition and the UK Financial Conduct Authority condition, the Court ...

AMG Super to rebrand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022
AMG Super is going to roll out a new look as it expands its offering to include an investment portfolio service. Just last month, AMG Super's MySuper product was closed to new members. While it did fail the Your Future, Your Super performance test ...

Cbus expands investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022
Five new roles have been added to the industry fund's investments division, including hires from Commonwealth Super Corporation and MLC. Cbus said the appointments are part of the continued expansion of its internal investment capabilities. They ...

North adds Cboe access to platform

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022
AMP's wrap platform has added Cboe Australia's funds to its offering as it continues to grow in popularity with financial advisers. Just last month, North's managed portfolio passed $6 billion in assets under management, more than doubling since August  ...

Regal Partners secures $420m mandate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022
Regal Partners' funds management arm secured an institutional mandate of more than $420 million for its Australian Long Short Equity Strategy. The mandate was awarded by "a large domestic superannuation fund" and follows an extensive investment and ...

Insignia appoints head of technical services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
Insignia Financial has named a new head of technical services following the retirement of Martin Breckon. A spokesperson for the company confirmed Jenneke Mills has taken over the role, promoted from the role of national manager, technical services ...

ETFs, smart beta grow in popularity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
Financial advisers continue to be engaged with ETF strategies, with 88% using them to boost client portfolios in Australia this year. The annual VanEck Australian Smart Beta Survey collected data from 650 Australian financial advisers and brokers; the ...

UniSuper caps future investment in fossil fuels

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
The board of UniSuper has imposed a cap on fossil fuel exposure of 7% and has divested from companies that generate more than 10% of revenue from the extraction and production of thermal coal. UniSuper has issued its fifth annual climate risk report ...