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Super funds in pole position for expanded advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... complying with the higher standards of conduct and ethics for providing services and advice, and by demonstrating their social responsibility and sustainability," she said. Conversely, will the banks be prepared for more regulatory scrutiny and higher ...

Five megatrends shaping financial services: McCrindle

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
Demographic change, virtuous consumerism, the grandparent economy, AI acceleration, and social reconnection are the five megatrends shaping the future of SMSF and financial services businesses, according to McCrindle Research principal Mark McCrindle. ...

VanEck failed to disclose influencer's role in ETF launch: SEC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... 2021. In the US, VanEck Associates Corporation has agreed to pay the fine to settle charges that it failed to disclose a social media influencer's role in the February 2021 launch of the VanEck Social Sentiment ETF (NYSE: BUZZ). The ETF tracks the ...

Platforms ramp up innovation, back-end efficiencies

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... stream of lifetime income that afford advisers the flexibility of a wrap account while granting clients a variety of tax and social security benefits. Meanwhile, HUB24 and Netwealth have natively integrated Allianz Retire+ AGILE and Challenger fixed-term ...

Sydney HNWI drops $24m on EG building

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024
... apartments, with the Little BIG Foundation engaging with tenants across commercial and residential real estate to drive social connections." Last year, EG launched a joint venture with private debt investment company Msquared Capital (Msquared). According ...

SIX launches share platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... reach for most investors. "In the last two years alone, only 10 Australian companies received a shareholder resolution on social and environmental issues, compared to 340 resolutions in 2023 alone in the US," Verwey said. "We want to double the number ...

Vale Jason Milosevski

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... aggressive form of pancreatic cancer. Vowing to raise awareness, Milosevski inspired others by openly sharing his journey on social media, documenting his experience with chemotherapy and the wellness practices he adopted to help along the way. He also ...

Australian Ethical, Infradebt to launch infrastructure debt fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... Mike Cannon-Brookes-backed Infradebt are launching a debt fund to finance renewable energy projects, alongside ventures in social infrastructure and property development. The infrastructure debt fund will provide capital to solar, wind, hydro, geothermal ...

Gender pay gap reporting to be scrutinised

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... report on the unadjusted pay gap, Ryan expects that the findings will show that women earn less than men - "an important social issue that demands attention beyond the simplistic suggestion that women should choose higher-paying jobs. Even if the adjusted ...

Aware Super, ART hire member service heads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... held the title of the most trusted bank in Australia and topped customer satisfaction surveys. With a profit-for-purpose social enterprise model, Bendigo has enjoyed a better reputation than its Big Four peers because of its culture of putting customers ...