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FPA calls for axe to fall on stamping fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... related to advisers' obligation to act in their clients' best interests. Consistency in application of regulation is of course is preferable, but additional regulation is not the answer," Bristow said. "In the Royal Commission final report, Commissions ...

Ponzi scheme rakes in almost $1.5bn

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... statements, lease arrangements and generator certifications to be provided to investors. The SEC also claims that over the course of the scheme the Carpoffs tapped around USD$140 million of investor money to fund a "lavish lifestyle" which included a ...

Industry fund chair retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... significant mergers over the past five years and ensured it is not only a financially sustainable organisation, but that it is on course for continued growth," Prime Super chief executive Lachlan Baird said. Alexander is chair of UnitingCare Queensland ...

Investment boutique makes PIMCO hire

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... Ardea as an intern while studying at the University of Sydney. Ardea is planning to add more hires to its team over the course of 2020 to ensure the boutique is resourced for future growth. Founded in 2008, Ardea is one of Australia's largest fixed income ...

Climate crisis tops list of risks for 2020s

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... despite the need to be more ambitious when it comes to climate action, the UN has warned that countries have veered off course when it comes to meeting their commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change." Marsh & McLennan Insights chair John ...

Chief economist update: Moving target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... central bank to do if after so many years of policy accommodation it still couldn't hit its target? Move the goalpost, of course. The US Federal Reserve has cut interest rates three times (by 75 basis points) last year from 2.5% to 1.75%. The stats ...

UK pension fund expands offering, climate risk policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... investment opportunities. It will also enable active decision-making on co-investment opportunities in private markets in due course and direct fund managers to use derivatives in order to help invest cashflows and manage risk efficiently. The announcement ...

IOOF continues leadership reshuffle

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... the business in February, as will general counsel Gary Riordan, with a chief legal officer set for appointment "in due course". Coulter will be replaced by David Chalmers, current chief financial officer of NZ's largest telecommunication company, the ...

Financial Standard Holiday Cooking Guide 2019

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... to be gluten intolerant find it much easier to digest long fermented bread than what they get at the supermarket. But of course you can use a sourdough starter by keeping a bit of your uncooked fermented dough and by feeding it and keeping it in the ...

No joy in the advice world this Christmas

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
Frustration and despair will be the main course for financial advisers this Christmas, says financial services veteran. The Christmas season may potentially be the catalyst for action by exhausted advisers who are feeling physically, financially and ...