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Insurers are 'fishing' for non-disclosures: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
An ASIC review of individual disability income insurance claims has determined that more work is needed by insurers to ensure customers are protected from unfair practices. ASIC has longstanding concerns about the potential consumer harm resulting from ...

Elana Rubin joins Dexus board

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
Dexus has welcomed Elana Rubin as independent non-executive director to its fund management board (DXFM). Rubin, who will commence in the role at the end of September, has extensive experience across technology, financial services, real assets, and ...

Latest adviser exams see 52% pass rate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
Just over half of the candidates for the July and August sittings of the Financial Advisers Exam - the final opportunities for existing advisers to pass - have been successful. In total, 628 advisers sat the exam in July and August. Of these, 76% were ...

Ampol to sell 49% of Z Energy Properties to Charter Hall

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
Ampol said Charter Hall's Retail REIT (CQR) will acquire a 49% interest in properties owned by its wholly owned subsidiary, Z Energy, for NZ$132 million. Z Energy will keep a 51% stake and the transaction is expected to complete in October. A statement ...

MobiSuper, licensee to pay $250k penalty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
MobiSuper and its licensee will pay a $250,000 penalty for breaching superannuation advice laws while promoting the MobiSuper fund. MobiSuper and ZIB Financial will pay the combined penalty after the Federal Court found MobiSuper representatives had ...

Not ruling anything out: Insignia Financial

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
Having attributed its strong FY22 earnings to its recent acquisitions, Insignia Financial's Renato Mota is not ruling out future M&A opportunities to add scale. "We have undertaken two large acquisitions, I think that's provided us with tremendous ...

Platinum remains positive despite net profit loss

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
While the asset manager realised an 8.6% loss in funds under management for the year to June 30 and will soon farewell Kerr Neilson, the firm's outlook is positive. Platinum saw a 38% net profit after tax loss, down to $101 million. The profit slide ...

Vanguard granted RSE licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
Vanguard expects to launch its product before the end of the year, having been handed a registrable superannuation entity licence. APRA granted a new RSE licence to Vanguard Super Pty Ltd, the trustee of Vanguard Super, yesterday. In an update, Vanguard ...

Investment industry veteran joins Rest board

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
Rest has appointed former Pendal chief executive Michael Bargholz as a director on its board. He will commence the role in October, as well as join the board of investments committee, of which he has been a non-voting member since September 2020. Aside ...

Michael Heine steps back at Netwealth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
Effective October 1, Matt Heine will become the sole managing director of Netwealth, as his father steps back from day-to-day management. The news came as part of Netwealth's results announcement this morning, with Netwealth saying Michael Heine ...