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Pinnacle splashes $50m on acquisitions

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
Pinnacle Investment Management is acquiring a 40% equity stake in a Melbourne boutique founded by former Vanguard executives and is powering towards another acquisition. The multi-boutique manager is paying $4 million for a 40% equity stake in Omega ...

SuperStream changes consultation opens

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... run until 3 August 2018. Earlier this month the SMSF Association praised the Government's proposed change to the annual audit cycle for some SMSFs to three years. Commenting on the reform, O'Dwyer said the change would cut red tape for SMSFs with a history ...

Government cuts SMSF red tape

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
The move by the Turnbull Government to release a discussion paper to change the annual audit cycle for some self-managed superannuation funds to three years has been welcomed by the SMSF Association. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly ...

VanEck ETF receives ethical tick

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
A VanEck ETF has been given one of the highest ethical ratings by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). VanEck's MSCI International Sustainable Equity ETF (ESGI) was certified 'ethical' by RIAA according to the strict ...

Pendal Group appoints director

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
... director to its board. Sally Collier is joining the board as well as its remuneration and nominations committee, and its audit and risk management committees. She replaces Meredith Brookes who retired in April. Collier has held several senior positions ...

Wealth firms merge for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
The merger of two Melbourne-based financial services firms has seen the creation of a multi-disciplinary wealth management business. Morrows and MSI Ragg Weir have entered into a strategic merger, with all MSI Ragg Weir employees offered roles within ...

Dover exit renews self-licensing calls

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... unclear at this stage where those 400 advisers will go, and ASIC has warned prospective licensees that they will need to "get audit reports and/or a reference from the licensee before Dover, and/or do other assessments of the person's competence." On ...

Aurora reshuffles compliance team

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
After the departure of two external members of its compliance committee, Aurora Funds Management appointed replacements with immediate effect. Anthony Hartnell joins the committee while also serving as Aurora's non-executive chair. He was previously ...

Multi-disciplinary industry trend continues: CBA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... identified superannuation as an opportunity for growth in their business, but 12 months later just 32% said the same. An audit of limited AFSL holders 12 months into the new regime found many were uncertain of their new obligations, particularly the ...

IOOF boosts adviser compliance support

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... mitigates risks. For example, advisers could be assigned additional e-learning or remediation immediately in the event of an audit result or an entry into a compliance register, he said. It's these processes together with continual improvement that ...