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ASIC issues warning to finfluencers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
The corporate regulator has issued information for social media influencers who discuss financial products and the licensees who use them, warning they face substantial penalties if their content contravenes financial services law. The information sheet ...

AustralianSuper appoints first chief operating officer, hires in New York

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
The superannuation giant has promoted its group executive for finance operations to the role of chief operating officer, while also building out its investments team in New York. AustralianSuper has named Peter Curtis as its first chief operating officer. ...

CareSuper risk chief departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
The industry superannuation fund is hunting a new chief risk officer after the incumbent took a role with AustralianSuper. Belinda Ray served as CareSuper's chief risk officer for the past decade, having joined the fund in January 2012. She will join ...

Yarra recruits BTFM specialist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
Yarra Capital Management has strengthened its sales and distribution team, hiring an investment specialist from BT Financial Group. Tim Mugglestone has been appointed research relationship manager at Yarra, based in Sydney. He joins from BT Financial ...

Ironbark brings new global small companies fund to Aussie investors

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... (Apis) to launch the Ironbark Apis Global Small Companies Fund. The new fund aims to outperform the MSCI ACWI Small Cap Index AUD (after fees) over five to seven years. To do this, Apis uses a fundamental approach to construct a long-only portfolio of ...

AIA appoints risk, transformation roles

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
AIA Australia made two executive appointments as it embarks on a transformation initiative. Gerry Schipper was promoted to chief risk officer, having been with AIA since 2010 when he joined as the head of group internal audit. Prior to AIA, Schipper ...

ASIC stands against suspicious SMSF auditing

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
To help protect the integrity of self-managed superannuation fund (SMSFs) audits, ASIC has accepted voluntary cancellations or imposed conditions on the registration of several SMSF auditors. These auditors were involved in reciprocal audit arrangements ...

New digital solution to close advice gap

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
SWU Group has partnered with OpenInvest to make high quality investment products and services more readily available. The online investing solution, called SWU Online Invest, is being delivered via a partnership with Melbourne-based fintech investment ...

Advisers call out regulation backflip

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
Financial advisers are calling out the federal government's regulatory backflip, which floated the idea that the industry can operate under a principles-based regime. Synchron general manager of compliance Phil Osborne said the proposed framework put ...

Mingshi Investment Management to launch local offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... time now; Minghsi appointed Michael Negline as Australia country head in December 2020. The manager now plans to launch an AUD China-A Market Neutral strategy and an AUD China-A Long Only fund. Mingshi said it is also in talks with potential investors ...