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Product provider makes big FASEA promise

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
Lonsec has released a new product which it says will help financial advisers avoid getting caught out by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority Code of Ethics. Lonsec says it has solutions to help financial advisers meet the Code of Ethics ...

VicSuper PM jumps for industry fund

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
The portfolio manager for responsible investments at VicSuper has resigned ahead of the fund's merger with First State Super, jumping ship for an industry super fund. Kim Farrant has been appointed as the head of ESG at Hostplus. She had been with ...

Yarra chief operating officer departs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
The chief operating officer of Yarra Capital Management has retired. Speaking to Financial Standard's sister publication Industry Moves, a spokesperson confirmed Brett Davidson has left the chief operating officer role. "With the business three years ...

ISA demands pull Combet from ME Bank

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
Former politician Greg Combet has retired from the board of ME Bank, as his commitments to industry super heat up. Combet is departing the industry fund-owned bank after five years on the board, which commenced in November 2014. The former Labor minister ...

Pro-bono advice program for bushfire affected launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
Financial advisers wishing to lend a helping hand to those impacted by the ongoing bushfire crisis can now sign up to be a part of the Financial Planning Association of Australia and Association of Financial Advisers joint pro-bono advice program. The ...

Climate risk should be integral to business: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
Companies increasingly need to understand climate change risks affecting their businesses if they wish to remain competitive, according to the Governance Institute of Australia. Governance Institute chief executive Megan Motto said it found that nine ...

Future Fund chief to lead IFM Investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
David Neal is set to jump from leading the $168 billion Future Fund to heading IFM Investors after Brett Himbury's resignation last year. Neal has been at Future Fund since its inception, starting as the chief investment officer in 2007 and then ...

Dealer group restructures leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
A major independent advice dealer group has announced a restructure that will see its long-serving executive director hand over the reins. Don Trapnell will be stepping back from day-to-day involvement in Synchron. He has dedicated more than five decades ...

Amish community scammed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
An alleged fraudulent investment scheme has targeted the Amish community in the US, with the Securities and Exchange Commission now bringing charges. The SEC's complaint alleges Philip Riehl provided accounting services to Amish and Mennonite communities ...

Beware the retirement trap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
New analysis from BetaShares superannuation and the age pension can have undesirable outcomes for some retirees, forcing them to ensure they have at least $600,000 squirrelled away ahead of retirement. BetaShares senior investment specialist Roger Cohen's ...