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Profile Financial Services chief resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
The chief executive of Profile Financial Services has resigned after nearly seven years with the firm. Lena Ridley was appointed to the role in 2021 to replace interim chief executive Peter Coleman, who assumed the post after the departure of Sarah ...

New shareholder, governance services firm enters market

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
The firm aims to navigate Australian companies through the complex landscape of investor expectations and corporate governance, it said. Founded by Marc Stanghieri, the former head of mergers and acquisitions at Morrow Sodali, PGS Advisers plans to ...

Netwealth FUA soars, names new chief financial officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
Netwealth has reported a record quarterly increase in funds under administration (FUA) of $7.4 billion bringing total FUA to $95.4 billion thanks to new inflows and positive market movements. Total funds under management (FUM) also rose an impressive ...

ASIC bans adviser who misled TPB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
ASIC banned a financial adviser who was found to have lied to the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) to remain registered and provided advice to clients despite being unable to manage his own tax affairs. John Hazell, formerly managing director of Richmond ...

Vale Todd Guyot

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
Todd Guyot, the portfolio manager of Regal Funds Management, has passed away. Regal chief investment officer Phil King paid tribute to Guyot, who died suddenly over the weekend. "Todd was a terrific investor, an even greater person, and a cherished ...

Charges dropped against Macquarie adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
Charges against a former Macquarie financial adviser, including five counts of fraud, have been dropped. The Brisbane Magistrate's Court dismissed all 27 charges laid against Warren Scott Acworth on October 3 after the Commonwealth Director of Public ...

AFCA consults on revised superannuation death benefits

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) is seeking feedback on how it approaches superannuation death benefits in hopes to reduce disputes and misunderstandings when processing such complaints. This follows on from another consultation ...

Trust in advisers reaches new high: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
Trust in financial advisers is at an all-time high, according to a new survey from the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA), which found their value-add has been particularly critical in the cost-of-living crisis. The Value of Advice Index ...

PineBridge brings flagship lifecycle fund down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
PineBridge Investments has launched the PineBridge (AU) Global Focus Equity Fund to local wholesale investors. PineBridge's head of Australia Clinton Grobler said the new fund marks a "step change" in its Australian business. "I believe Global Focus ...

Regulators to clamp down harder on greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
Regulators are zeroing in on anti-greenwashing measures in the asset management sector, as well as tighter regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technology, according to a KPMG report. The report said that stopping companies from making ...