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VFMC appoints new chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... recent years," VFMC acting chair Lisa Gay said. "Her extensive asset management, banking, wealth management, markets, and legal expertise will enable VFMC to continue with its strong momentum." Gray's retirement is effective September 30. In the ...

Platinum LICs combine boards

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
... company, Platinum Capital Limited (PMC), it has become clear that PAI and PMC face many common issues, not least in relation to legal, risk and compliance matters. As such, there are many potential benefits to having a common board of directors across ...

Retail, corporate funds lack transparency on ESG votes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... disclosure and are more supportive of ESG proposals. Despite every Australian having an interest in superannuation, there is no legal requirement for funds to disclose their voting record or how they have voted on ESG issue," he said. Since ACCR began ...

ClearView kicks off strategic review

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... control transactions". ClearView has appointed BofA Securities as its sole financial adviser and Gilbert + Tobin as its legal adviser for the review. The firm's three business units are financial advice, wealth management and life insurance. The review ...

Family law super reform passes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... chief executive Martin Fahy said. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, Women in Super, HESTA and Women's Legal Service Victoria said the reform is an important win for victims of domestic violence. "This new law means women leaving violent ...

FASEA exam pass rate drops

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... approximately nine in 10 demonstrating they have the skills to apply their knowledge of advice construction, ethics and legal requirements to the practical scenarios tested in the exam, he said. Over 1900 unsuccessful candidates have re-sat the exam ...

Lockdowns see uptick in advice seekers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... for support to finance a separation, a 48% increase in requests for financial advice and a 90% increase in requests for legal advice on separation. There was also a 41% increase in requests for accounting services related to separation. The service saw ...

Maritime Super criticises unfair YFYS test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... fund, while Hostplus' won't - despite being invested in identical portfolios. Maritime Super is currently seeking legal advice in terms of what it can and can't do when it comes to communicating the failure to members. While the language ...

IMAP names award winners

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... director Matthew Harrison said. The judging criteria is based on that the portfolio needs to be offered through a recognised legal managed account structure, is model based, has clear discretion held by the portfolio or investment manager as well as ...

NAB fined $18.5m over misleading fee disclosure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... was commenced in December 2019, NAB did admit to several of the breaches. Responding to the outcome, NAB group executive, legal and commercial services Sharon Cook apologised to customers that were impacted. "To address this issue, NAB stopped charging ...