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Fund administrator eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... hedge funds, unit trusts, funds of funds, private equity, managed accounts, venture capital and digital asset funds. Its push into Australia comes as it sees opportunities in servicing funds investing in alternative assets and local players like Mainstream ...

Court says minister has 'duty of care' in coal investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... wellbeing," 17-year-old student Laura Kirwan said. "Our voices are powerful and I hope this case inspires more young people to push for stronger, faster and deeper cuts to carbon emissions." Barnden also has another case afoot regarding the federal government's ...

Potential small carve out for annual renewal law

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
ASIC will potentially provide leeway in the imminent annual renewal law, by not taking regulatory action against financial advisers who fail to provide a financial disclosure statement. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has identified practicality ...

Advisers filter clients via ethical lens

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
The rise of ethically minded financial advisers has reached the point where clients have been sacked because they do not align with their values. This is according to Zurich risk strategy specialist Adam Crabbe, who is seeing a shift in the emergence ...

Labor to push for YFYS stapling amendments

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... Conference of Major Superannuation Funds.. It also wants the tests to be applied to choice products as well. Lastly, it will push for the Best Financial Interest Duty to include a materiality threshold, and to remove the directions powers. "Absolute ...

Raw truth on merger process: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
With consolidation in the superannuation industry not slowing down, those who've been through a merger have revealed the anxiety, job losses and workload involved. Speaking on a panel at the AIST Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, Spirit ...

BTIG names co-heads of APAC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... are confident that they are the right team to lead the firm in the region. I look forward to collaborating with them as we push into new markets and capitalise on future opportunities," group chief executive Scott Kovalik said, who co-founded the institutional ...

Chief economist update: Be afraid of inflation expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
... Reserve Bank of St. Louis president James Bullard's recent virtual presentation provided a timely venue for the Fed to push back on inflation fears that drove equity markets down a day before. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis' said: "Bullard ...

Advice practices set to benefit from tax cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
Small business owners, like financial planners, are set to benefit from the 30% tax rate reducing to 25% from 1 July 2021. Federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg also announced last night that temporary full expensing has been extended until 30 June 2023. ...

No big losers in FY22 budget

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
Just about everyone is a winner in this year's federal budget, with treasurer Josh Frydenberg extending tax cuts, significant measures to enhance women's economic security and a $15 billion infrastructure spend. Delivering the 2021/22 federal ...