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U Ethical hires fixed income PM

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
The ethical investment firm is expanding its investment team with the appointment of a fixed income and cash portfolio manager. Amanda Lin joined U Ethical from Omega Global Investors where she managed portfolios from research and data management to ...

Crypto regulation proposed: Bragg

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
A Senate committee is proposing a regulatory framework for digital assets and crypto-asset businesses to protect consumers, promote investment in Australia and deliver competition, but the industry has concerns. The Select Committee on Australia as ...

CountPlus to acquire Challenger SMSF business

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
The ASX-listed advice and accounting group is expanding its SMSF offering after finalising terms to acquire Accurium from Challenger. CountPlus will pay $9 million for Accurium made up of cash and a debt facility. It will hold an 85% shareholding with ...

APRA readies new super fund remuneration regime

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
APRA is keeping its watchful eye on superannuation funds' preparedness for the new remuneration standards that take effect in 2023. APRA has released the updated version of Prudential Practice Guide CPG 511 Remuneration, where it expects boards to oversee ...

Actuaries Institute devises director skills checklist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
A new paper from the Actuaries Institute discusses the key skills and experience board directors for financial services companies should have going forward, including an argument that the chair should always be a former chief executive. Former Actuaries ...

RIAA, HESTA back key First Nations project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
Businesses and investors including HESTA and Lendlease have launched an initiative that will focus on strengthening Australia's First People's heritage laws. The First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance, the Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA) ...

Gender equality perception differs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
The lived experience of men and women in financial services vastly differs as the gap is widening between organisations saying they are working to promote gender equality and those putting it into practice, new research shows. FINSIA's sixth biennial ...

AustralianSuper adds ACTU president to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... appointed as a director on the board of the nation's largest superannuation fund. O'Neil has served as president of the ACTU since 2018 and is also a member of its executive team. Prior to this she was national secretary of the Textile Clothing ...

FSC advice reforms slash time, costs by 30%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
The reforms proposed by the Financial Services Council could reduce the time and cost to produce financial advice by more than 30% respectively. Modelling provided by KPMG Australia estimates that advisers incur $5334 to provide advice and spend 23.9 ...

Advice on ageing key to future success: CFPs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
Knowing more about financial issues related to ageing will ensure success for financial advisers in the years to come, according to more than half of all CFP professionals. The Financial Planning Standards Board recently surveyed 4250 certified financial ...