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Government to review adviser professional standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
The government will soon consult on its election promise to remove tertiary education requirements for experienced advisers and look to make improvements to the Code of Ethics. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones announced ...

US Senate passes $1tn Inflation Reduction Act

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
The US Senate has passed the Democrats' $1.07 trillion bill which aims to tackle inflation by lowering the deficit and everyday expenses for working families. Following the Senate Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, President Joe Biden said: "I ...

BlackRock, Coinbase partner on crypto offering

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
BlackRock will make cryptocurrency available to institutional investors through a partnership with Coinbase. The investment giant selected Coinbase to provide its institutional clients with direct access to crypto, starting with Bitcoin, and the market ...

BlackRock shutters Russia ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
BlackRock has started the process of liquidating its iShares MSCI Russia ETF. The asset manager intends to commence liquidation of the ETF on August 17 by distributing its current liquid assets to shareholders while retaining a reserve to meet costs. ...

AMP Capital appoints investment director

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
AMP Capital has named Dan Fitzpatrick as investment director, following the promotion of David Dowling to managing director of Airports. Fitzpatrick will join AMP Capital on August 15 from North Queensland Airports where he held the position of corporate ...

VFMC names head of equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
Victorian Funds Management Corporation has hired from HESTA to fill the role of head of equities. Stuart Birkett has been an investment manager with HESTA since 2019. Most recently he led international equity and active currency investments but previously ...

Bell Direct appoints market analyst

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
Former TV presenter Grady Wulff has been hired as Bell Direct's newest market analyst. Commencing August 9, Sydney-based Wulff will be responsible for providing market insights and analysis to identify trading and investment opportunities for Bell Direct ...

AUSIEX chief executive retires

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
Eric Blewitt has resigned from AUSIEX after nine years, including leading its predecessor CommSec Adviser Services. He will leave the company to pursue new opportunities and officially depart on August 31. Blewitt boasts an impressive track record in ...

Australian Unity chair resigns

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
Australian Unity has announced several board changes, including the resignation of chair Peter Promnitz. Finance veteran Promnitz boasts an impressive resume spanning over 40 years, with notable tenures including Mercer region leader APAC, Marsh & McLennan ...

Suncorp agrees to super class action settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
Suncorp is set to pay $33 million to settle a class action brought by superannuation members in 2019 over conflicted remuneration paid to financial advisers. The class action was brought by William Roberts Lawyers in June 2019 on behalf of Suncorp Super ...