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Kate Howitt to leave Fidelity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
Fidelity senior portfolio manager Kate Howitt has announced her retirement after almost two decades with the firm. Howitt, who has led the Australian Opportunities Fund since 2007, will step down in September but continue to oversee the transition of ...

State Street plans local ETF portal launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
Following its launch in Singapore this week, State Street plans to roll out its Fund Connect ETF portal in Australia. The Fund Connect ETF portal is part of State Street Digital and provides access to more than 960 ETFs. It was made available in Singapore ...

Former adviser sentenced over dishonesty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
A former financial adviser will serve a three-year correctional order, including home detention, for providing fabricated evidence as part of an ASIC investigation. Ezzat-Daniel Nesseim was sentenced to a three-year intensive correctional order after ...

ETF Securities to win Australian crypto ETF race

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2022
ETF Securities is claiming to have won the race to launch Australia's first bitcoin and ether ETFs. Cosmos Asset Management, 3iQ and other companies have jockeyed with ETF Securities to list first, but the latter has said it's ended the multi-year contest ...

Federal Court rules against RI Advice in cybersecurity case

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
The Federal Court has found RI Advice breached its obligations as a licensee by failing to have adequate systems in place to manage cybersecurity risks, leading to several incidents that put client information at risk. In what ASIC says is an Australian ...

Breach reporting regime a distraction: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
A survey of compliance professionals has found 67% believe ASIC's breach reporting rules distract from other issues and the greatest proportion of reports filed relate to financial advice failures. A report from CoreData, Lawcadia and Gadens looks ...

SMSFA collaborates with APRA on rollover improvements

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
The SMSF sector has been plagued with delays when rolling over funds from APRA regulated funds to SMSFs, so the industry body is working with the regulator with the hope of improving processes. SMSF Association deputy chief executive and director of ...

UK regulator introduces diversity rules for listed entities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has finalised its rules for listed companies when it comes to disclosure of diversity on boards and executive committees. Under the rules, the boards of listed entities must comprise 40% women and at least one of ...

Vanguard overhauls distribution leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
The head of distribution at Vanguard is leaving the business, while the current head of intermediary is moving to a new role and a head of financial adviser services has been appointed. Matthew Lumsden, who has been with Vanguard for the last 12 years ...

Real unemployment far higher than ABS claims: Roy Morgan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
While Australia's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since the pandemic began, there are still millions who remain unemployed or under-employed. Unemployment and under-employment are rife, with the latest Roy Morgan findings showing that ...