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Aon appoints head of wealth solutions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
In a move to align its superannuation, wealth consulting and actuarial services businesses Aon has appointed a head of wealth solutions for Australia. Saffron Sweeney has been appointed head of wealth solutions, Australia and chief actuary for wealth ...

Mason Stevens appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
After 11 years in the role, Vincent Hua has retired as chief executive and chief investment officer of Mason Stevens, with a new chief executive named and an interim investment lead appointed. Managing director and co-head of distribution Tim Yule has ...

New trading platform to enter Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 DEC 2021
Moomoo has announced it will launch in Australia, its third market after the US and Singapore. The company will position itself locally as a premium online trading platform. It has been granted an Australian Financial Services Licence by ASIC. Moomoo ...

Sustainability will send some broke: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
Efforts to become more sustainable will challenge many firms and perhaps even bankrupt some, experts from MFS Investment Management have noted. In a new research note, MFS global investment strategist Robert Almeida and research analyst Robert Wilson ...

Choice products not so choice: APRA

CHLOE WALKER, KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
Several superannuation funds that flunked the inaugural Your Future, Your Super test, are also failing Choice members, the latest APRA heatmaps reveal. The prudential regulator slapped retail and industry superannuation funds alike with the lowest grade ...

What you read in 2021

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... more disruption, innovation and change anticipated in 2022, this list serves as both a recap of the year that was and an insight of what's still yet to come. As we leave you with the year's top stories, the Financial Standard team wishes our ...

APRA, ASIC provide annual update

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have released their annual engagement update for 2021. Reinforcing Australia's twin peaks model of regulation, the agencies said they ...

Crestone to be acquired by LGT Group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
Crestone Wealth Management is set to be acquired by one of the world's largest privately owned wealth managers, LGT Group. Under the agreement, LGT Group will acquire 100% of Crestone for $475 million. "The proposed transaction would enable Crestone ...

Cbus strengthens in-house investment team

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
With the percentage of assets managed in-house at Cbus heading towards 40%, the super fund has made a raft of appointments in support and announced the retirement of its head of private markets. Cbus chief investment officer Kristian Fok announced the ...

State Super sets net zero targets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
State Super is committing to an ambitious net zero target, which includes reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its portfolio by 45% come 2030. In a plan formulated with TCorp and Mercer, State Super is looking to achieve net zero status across its ...