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WealthO2 names chair, director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
The platform has appointed the founder of Macquarie Wrap as chair and HUB24 co-founder as executive director. Neil Roderick spent 14 years at Macquarie Bank where he was responsible for establishing Macquarie Wrap, the Professional Series, and retail ...

Super fund targets homegrown opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 JAN 2021
The coronavirus pandemic is a boon for the localisation of Australian businesses that will create investment opportunities and jobs growth, two superannuation fund experts predict. Statewide Super chief executive Tony D'Alessandro and chief investment ...

ASIC slams auditors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
The corporate regulator has lambasted the major auditors for sloppy work, and poor governance and accountability practices. A sample of audits for the six months to June 2020 questions the quality and integrity of audit services. In aggregate, ASIC ...

Almost 3000 advisers gone in 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
A total of 2802 financial advisers have departed the industry in 2020, with just 60 new advisers joining, according to Rainmaker analysis of the Financial Adviser Register. AMP Financial Planning lost the most advisers of any AFSL this year, with 323 ...

FS team picks: The top stories for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
Of the almost 3500 stories penned this year, these are the stories the Financial Standard team feels defined 2020. The Financial Standard editorial team has written 3484 stories so far in 2020. It wasn't always easy either. Like most of you, we ...

Australia in China's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
"Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm" - Sun Tzu, The Art of War It would be surprising and un-Chinese for China not to heed the prescriptions of one of its famous son, Sun Tzu - a military ...

ISA ramps up campaign against super reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has significantly ramped up its campaign against the Morrison government's Your Future, Your Super reforms package saying it will only serve to help dud funds. ISA said the reforms package will benefit the big banks and ...

Financial services' biggest tax bills revealed

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
How much did Challenger, Perpetual, UBS and J.P. Morgan pay in taxes? The Australian Taxation Office has released the latest numbers. The ATO's latest Corporate Tax Transparency report found AMP Limited as the financial institution outside the big  ...

Mayfair 101 heads to mediation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
In what seems to be a win for the embattled business, the federal court has consented to Mayfair 101's request that a mediation be ordered in proceedings brought by ASIC. "Today's court outcome is a big win for our investors. This matter should have ...

Regnan launches global equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
Responsible investing pioneer Regnan has launched a global public equity impact fund that selects companies that contribute to achieving the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Regnan Global Equity Impact Solutions Fund invests ...