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Sam Henderson pleads guilty

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... executive, director and senior financial adviser of Henderson Maxwell by claiming that he had a Master of Commerce when he did not. The regulator found 115 PowerPoint presentations he gave to clients between 2010 and 2016 which it alleged contained false ...

Impact investing in healthcare: American Century

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
As the demand for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment products grows in Australia, American Century Investments offers a fresh approach focused on innovation in the healthcare sector. The Health Care Impact Equity strategy enables ...

Clients value advice during pandemic

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... at the height of the global pandemic and found that while advisers have minimised client attrition, this unfortunately has not translated to maintaining profitability. A record high of 41% advisers said their practice was less profitable compared to ...

CFA Institute call for feedback on new standard

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... support the next phase of the Standard's development. CFA Societies Australia chief executive Lisa Carroll said: "Their input not only safeguards transparency and trust in the Standard, but it ensures the ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products ...

Roar Software bolsters team, partners with Milliman

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
Roar Software has added two new executives to its leadership team, as it announces a partnership with global actuarial management consultant Milliman. Darren Pettiona has been appointed chair, while Simon Bishop has nabbed a role as a national sales ...

Vision Super revises investment strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... pandemic. "The global economy is experiencing one of its sharpest slowdowns in history and the dampening of consumer demand is not expected to rebound to pre-pandemic levels for some time," the fund said. "This has driven interest rates to historic lows ...

Chief economist update: Comeback COVID

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... Vietnam, in Europe, to name a few. According to Factset: "Major Eurozone nations have seen infection rates return to levels not seen since the spring. France recorded the highest number of cases since its March peak, while Germany recorded its highest ...

Macquarie introduces new wrap cash fee

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... at all times to cover fees and transactions have to be administered through the cash account. However, the cash account is not sold as a cash investment feature and it is not suggested that clients hold large balances in the cash account. Macquarie has ...

Calls for Rio chief to be sacked

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
The release of a review into the destruction of sacred sites at Juukan Gorge by Rio Tinto has resulted in calls for the chief executive to be sacked. The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) said it was "appalled" at the internal ...

ESG crisis returns overcooked: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... and winners. They found accounting- and market-based models performed well, both for GFC and COVID-19 periods. But ESG did not meaningfully add to the combined model's performance. In a third test, they developed hedge strategies that go long/short in ...