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Fund manager acquired by US fintech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
A local investment management boutique is to be bought by GoLogiq, marking its entry into the Southeast Asian funds management market. GoLogiq, which provides fintech and data analytics, acquired 100% of West Australia-based Bateau Asset Management. ...

ClearView enhances ClearChoice products

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
The wealth manager has unveiled a variety of enhancements to its flagship life insurance product range, ClearView ClearChoice. Among the changes, ClearView is simplifying product names across the income protection (IP) range to increase clarity for ...

Rest switches up recruitment focus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
Andrew Lill, the chief investment officer of $70 billion super fund Rest, says the role of a CIO is changing and not just because investment heads have to respond quickly to more volatile markets. Increasingly, investment chiefs must consider a range ...

Government targets ASX dominance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
The Australian government has released draft legislation aimed at promoting competition in the clearing and settlement services market. Under the proposed legislation, ASIC will have the authority to create regulations to encourage competition while ...

Do your cyber-attack drills: Funds warned

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
A panel of experts at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds stressed the importance for super funds to be prepared and have a cybersecurity strategy in place. When asked if super funds should have "something in the bottom of the drawer of someone's ...

Still work to be done on group insurance: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
Superannuation funds need to improve the life insurance they provide members, with ASIC finding trustees have not made sufficient effort to do so since it began targeted work in the area in 2019. Last year, ASIC reviewed the actions of 15 trustees in ...

Super a big national advantage: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Addressing the Conference of Major Super Funds in Melbourne this morning, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the superannuation system is one of the reasons he feels optimistic about the future of the economy, though remained realistic about possible challenges ...

NZ advisers begin new licensing regime

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
Financial advisers in New Zealand are now operating under a new licensing regime that is regulated by the markets watchdog. From March 17, all financial advice providers (FAPs) must hold or operate under a full licence from the Financial Markets Authority ...

Spotlight shines brighter on climate reporting: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
Asset owners must be mindful of increasing regulatory and legislative pressures that will soon sharpen their ability to provide quality and accurate climate disclosure reports, according to an expert. FS Sustainability managing editor Rachel Alembakis ...

BT's Advance AM hit with stop orders

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
BT Financial Group has been forced to suspend distribution of three of its Advance Asset Management funds for having non-compliant, "broadly drafted" target market determinations (TMDs). ASIC issued interim stop orders to BT and Advance Asset Management ...