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LifeBid bolsters team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
Risk advice technology solution LifeBid has added to its board of advisers. Financial adviser Katherine Hayes, who is co-founder of Hayes & Co Insurance Services and NSW and ACT director for the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), has joined the ...

Synchron names new state manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
Synchron added a new state manager to its network to cover South Australia and Northern Territory. Emma Crothers joins as the South Australia and Northern Territory state manager, based in Adelaide. She most recently ran her own consultancy Fusion Practice ...

Synchron appoints compliance lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
Financial advice dealer group Synchron has appointed a general manager, compliance. Phil Osborne took on the position from February 1. He has been working with Synchron as a compliance consultant since July 2021. He reports directly to the Synchron ...

Plato launches net zero fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
Plato Investment Management has brought a global equities fund to market for retail and wholesale investors looking for a 'net zero now' solution. In December, Financial Standard reported that Plato Investment Management was pitching two new ...

Vale Chris Regenass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
The financial advice community is remembering Synchron state manager Chris Regenass, following his sad passing last week. In a video message to the Synchron adviser network, director Don Trapnell shared that Regenass passed away as a result of heart ...

Pension scheme, UBS divest energy companies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 DEC 2021
A UK pension scheme and UBS Asset Management have called time on investments in five energy companies that are not working towards a low carbon economy. Nest and UBS AM have sold shares in Exxon Mobil, Imperial Oil, Kepco, Marathon Oil and Power Assets ...

What you read in 2021

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
In another year of lockdowns and uncertainty, Financial Standard 's most read stories show all eyes were on the changing nature of the superannuation sector. Industry consolidation and the Your Future, Your Super performance test underscore the ...

Backlash after 'unprecedented' ASIC action against Westpac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
An industry group for independent financial advisers and lawyers have come out criticising Westpac over the six cases brought against it by ASIC. Slater and Gordon Lawyers is calling on Westpac to 'walk the talk', after Westpac's chief executive Peter ...

AustralianSuper adds to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
AustralianSuper has appointed a new board member and chair of its investment committee, selecting an expert in property investments. Philippa Kelly has joined the fund, replacing Jim Craig who joined the board in 2017. Craig was also chair of the investment ...

Industry mixed over FSC advice framework

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
The financial advice industry welcomes the Financial Services Council (FSC) recommendations to help reduce red tape and make financial advice more affordable, but one dealer group is unsure whether the FSC is trustworthy - particularly for risk advisers. ...