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AAT dismisses adviser ban appeal

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... own account. On 18 September 2018, Hutchison asked the AAT to review ASIC's banning order. The AAT found Hutchison did not engage in dishonest conduct or misleading or deceptive conduct based on its interpretations of the Corporations Act. ASIC then ...

Chief economist update: The (dot) plot thickens

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... interest rates by 2023 rising from seven out of 18 in March to 13 at the recently-concluded meeting - with 11 officials expecting not one, but two, hikes. To be sure, Wall Street's reaction was mild compared with previous "tantrum" episodes. The ...

Goodments by Douugh now in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... Taylor said. As Goodments is a sustainable trading platform with a firm focus on ESG, the Goodments by Douugh offering will not include any companies that are involved in oil production, controversial weapons or tobacco.

ASIC releases ongoing fee obligations guidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... The information sheet covers three areas: ongoing fee arrangements (OFA), FDSs and ongoing fee consents. If a client does not renew an OFA during the renewal period, the OFA will terminate 30 days after the end of the renewal period. As an example, if ...

Maine forces pension funds to dump fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... favour while 15 voted against the bill and two were excused. Under the law, the Maine Public Employees Retirement System "may not invest the assets of any state pension or annuity fund in any stocks or other securities of any corporation or company within ...

Chief economist update: How do you solve a problem like Australia's housing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... aggregate index increased by another 2.3% in the month of May (from April's 1.8%) to be 9.1% higher from a year earlier. Not only that, CoreLogic's research director, Tim Lawless, observes that "growth conditions remained broad based both geographically ...

JANA hires from Mercer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
The $850 billion asset consultant has appointed a co-head of the not-for-profit client sector as demand grows, nabbing Mercer's Pacific client segment leader for endowments and foundations. Michael Maher joined Mercer in 2007 as an associate before ...

HESTA managers improve on gender diversity

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... [managers]. People who are very, very aware of diversity and have chosen to strategically include it." she said. The report did not detail how the managers improved their gender diversity. But Sawtell-Rickson shared an example of a manager who she says ...

FPA to manage $1.5m scholarship mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... recognition of the leadership the FPA has taken through its program. "Increasing the number of women in financial planning will not only grow the profession but also fill the unmet advice need in Australia which will help more consumers," he said. Payne ...

Super funds back carbon startup

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... our carbon exposure and climate risks to ensure our investments are sustainable and continue to deliver for our members in not just years to come, but decades to come."