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Bloom Impact, MSC pulled up for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
The now-defunct app-led climate impact fund is the latest entity to cop a fine for greenwashing from the regulator. Melbourne Securities Corporation (MSC) has paid $13,320 to comply with an ASIC infringement notice relating to allegations of misleading ...

Pay gaps at super funds, fund managers revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
The median gender pay gap on base salaries across financial services is 23.6%, according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), with individual employer pay gaps reported for the first time as part of the government's strategy to solve ...

RBA appoints operations chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has named its chief operating officer who will take up the newly created role on March 4. Susan Woods has been appointed to the post. She has been the assistant governor for corporate services at the RBA since 2018 ...

VanEck establishes foothold in Brisbane

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... market from next month, responding to growing demand for its exchange-traded funds (ETFs) among financial advisers in the state. The investment manager also bolstered its Australian team with new investment and capital markets, and client coverage specialists. ...

Jo-Anne Bloch to chair CSLR

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... served as a non-executive director at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), Financy, Colonial First State, and the Sydney Financial Forum. "Bloch is an experienced leader in financial services, and in particular financial advice ...

Centrepoint Alliance targets further growth with new platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... IconiQ brand name, targeting a launch date in Q3 of this calendar year. FNZ is also the technology partner of Colonial First State's new Edge platform. Centrepoint said the offering will be competitively priced, with no minimum fee, account aggregation ...

Super funds convene with assistant treasurer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... and higher service standards. Proposals included introducing a digital binding death nomination form and integrating all state and territory-issued ID documents into the government's digital verification service. This discussion also floated the ...

QIC names next chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... housing to critical minerals, renewable energy, and major transport infrastructure, QIC's expertise continues to support our state's significant growth agenda. "Geoff Brunsdon brings a strong skillset and experience that will ensure QIC is supported ...

Morrison divestment lifts Sequoia profits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
Sequoia Financial Group reported an "abnormally high" net profit after tax (NPAT), coming in 4317% higher than the prior corresponding period. However, it also flagged "several" complaints to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) that ...

ASIC waves red flag at advisers, trustees over Choice products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
An extensive review of processes across superannuation trustees, financial advisers and advice licensees has found very little evidence that consumers are aware of how poorly Choice products they're in are performing, and that such underperformance ...