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Another ban for Sirius Financial

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
ASIC has banned former responsible manager of over-the-counter derivatives provider Sirius Financial, Mark Bringans, for eight years. Bringan's banning follows an ASIC investigation into the firm, which agreed to wind down its retail and wholesale operations ...

Investment teams hire two men for every woman: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
Men continue to dominate investment teams, with new insights showing that managers are hiring two males for every one woman. This, despite more than half saying they consider gender diversity a critical factor in investment decision-making. Consulting ...

Scientiam, DASH launch easy fund exit service

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
Scientiam has partnered with DASH Technology Group to launch a transition service that assists advisers in getting their C and D clients out of underperforming funds. The Scientiam Transition Service, available at no cost until the end of the year ...

2022 Power50 advisers revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
For the ninth year running, Financial Standard has named the 50 most influential financial advisers in Australia. The Financial Standard Power50 is comprised of the top advisers that are actively driving the financial advice industry forward, helping ...

Small wins for some pensioners

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
The Labor government has delivered small wins to pensioners in its Budget, but not all will reap the benefits. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has increased pensioners' earnings amount, with the temporary income bank top up to increase from $7800 to $11,800 ...

Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
The government has blamed its predecessor for inheriting a budget burdened by $1 trillion in gross debt and deficits projected for at least the next decade. Consequently, new fiscal policies have largely been offset for this year and the next. "We face ...

New ETF to invest in green metal producers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
Global X has launched the Global X Green Metals Miners ETF (GMTL), investing in companies producing metal for clean energy infrastructure and technologies. The ETF launch comes as significantly more green metals are required to produce, transmit and ...

Citi launches digital proxy voting service

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
Citi Securities Services has launched its digital proxy voting service, Vote Connect Total, in Australia and New Zealand. The tool will be provided by Proxymity and allows golden source meeting announcements and agendas to be published directly from ...

Quantifying the value of a financial adviser

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
Russell Investments Value of an Adviser report says many investors are being pressured into sub-optimal investment decisions but having a financial adviser could add more than 4% to total portfolio value. So, even though advice fees have jumped 16% ...

Primewest rebrands to Centuria

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
The Perth-based real estate funds manager has formally adopted the brand of its parent company, Centuria Capital Group. The rebranding comes 13 months after the entities merged, marking the group's significant expansion throughout Western Australia. ...