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Investors take charge in C-suite equality

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
A $52 billion industry superannuation fund has launched an initiative to increase gender diversity in the executive teams of the ASX200 companies and already has the support of industry heavyweights. HESTA's 40:40 Vision campaign has launched with eight ...

CountPlus member firm makes acquisition

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
CountPlus has continued its goal to generate scale with one of its member firms completing a tuck-in acquisition of a separate member firm. Brisbane-based Cooper Reeves has acquired the financial advice services of CBD Wealth Solutions. Key members ...

Challenger loses chief financial officer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
Challenger has commenced the search for a chief financial officer after its long-standing executive resigned. Andrew Tobin has provided six months' notice of his resignation after being with the company for over 13 years. He joined in 2007 as deputy ...

Australia world class in retirement wellbeing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
For the fourth year in a row, Australia has ranked in the top 10 countries in the world for retirement outcomes but the impact of the pandemic will be felt for some time, new research from Natixis Investment Managers shows. Australia nabbed the seventh ...

CBA progresses with divestment to AIA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
Commonwealth Bank has received another payment furthering the divestment of its life insurance business to AIA Group. CBA has received a payment of approximately $450 million for the sale of CommInsure Life with the proceeds resulting in a pro forma ...

Former Ellerston executive in new role

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
Ellerston Capital's former head of institutional sales and client relations has nabbed a new role as head of marketing at a global investment manager. Melinda Carter has joined L1 Capital as its new head of marketing, having left Ellerston in April ...

ASI bolsters SMA service

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
Aberdeen Standard Investments has added two financial planning firms to its separately managed accounts (SMA) service. Futuro Financial Services and Profusion Planning have joined the SMA service, which has goals-based models and manages 18 multi-asset ...

AstuteWheel integrates with Xplan

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
Client engagement software provider AstuteWheel has integrated with financial advice software Xplan following overwhelming demand from advisers who were using both services. AstuteWheel managing director Hans Egger said 80% of advisers who use AstuteWheel ...

VGI Partners co-founder steps down from board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
Former VGI Partners co-founder and head of research has resigned from the board on a technicality. Douglas Tynan resigned from his executive position at VGI Partners in June and signaled his intention to stay on the board and remain an investor in the ...

Responsible lending laws to be revoked

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
The government has announced a raft of reforms to reduce barriers to Australia's credit framework as a means to boost the economy. The reforms will remove the responsible lending obligations from the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 aiming ...