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Research firm moves on ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
Moody's has acquired a majority stake in Vigeo Eiris, a global leader in environmental, social and governance (ESG) assessments. Moody's said this acquisition will further its objective of promoting global standards for ESG use by market participants. ...

Working women more likely to experience mental illness

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
Working women in Australia are up against it when it comes to mental health, research shows. Latest insights from SuperFriend show working women are much more likely to experience a mental health condition in their lifetime than their male counterparts. ...

Advice dealer group, fintech align

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
A national financial advice licensee partnered with an innovative investment platform. Advisers licensed by Elders Financial Planning can now access Cashwerkz, a term deposit administration service and cash management platform. Advice clients can access ...

Royal Commission interim report flawed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's interim report lacks understanding of financial advice and appears to have ignored submissions on the issues raised throughout the Royal Commission. That is the view of the Association of Financial Advisers which, in ...

New accounting standards put pressure on life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
Australian life insurers are unprepared for two new major accounting standards that will shake up the way profit is reported, a KPMG survey shows. The global survey of 160 life and health insurers, and reinsurers included Australian companies. It gauged ...

CountPlus rolls out new service to member firms

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
CountPlus extended its partnership with Xero to provide access for all member firms to the company's cloud-based accounting software. This extended partnership was referred to a "platinum agreement" by CountPlus chief executive Matthew Rowe, who ...

CountPlus firm acquires NSW practice

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
A CountPlus financial planning member firm will acquire 100% of a New South Wales accounting practice. Robson Partners will acquire Walker & Andrews with the process finalising on May 1. CountPlus described the acquisition as "earnings-accretive" for ...

Queensland advice practice goes international

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
A Queensland-based financial advice business is expanding its operations to the United Arab Emirates. Atlas Wealth Management, a provider of long-distance specialty advice to Australian expats, has established a new outpost in Abu Dhabi. Appointing ...

Majority ready for MiFID II: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
A majority of Australian financial services firms said they were confidently ready for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID) reforms that took effect on January 3, according to Financial Standard's weekly spot poll. More than half ...

First Super appoints board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
First Super recently appointed a Djab Wurrung elder and indigenous leader as an independent director to its board. Joining the $2.6 billion fund's board from September is Tim Chatfield. He is currently the chief executive of a successful Aboriginal ...