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Nucleus Wealth adds director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
Nucleus Wealth chief operating officer Shelley George has been appointed director for the wealth firm. Nucleus Wealth founder and chief investment officer Damien Klassen commented on the new appointment. "Shelley has been with the company for over two ...

Rainy day funds probed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
MP Jason Falinski spent the most recent House Economics Committee hearing probing the implications of super funds creating "rainy day funds" to pay for possible fines and sanctions. At the beginning of the hearing, Falinski asked University of NSW professor ...

Economics Committee to examine rainy day funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
The House Economics Committee is going to examine the rainy day funds created by superannuation funds following recent amendments made to the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993. The hearing, scheduled for February 10, is part of the committee's ...

Allan Gray Australia reduces fees

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
Allan Gray Australia has made significant changes to the fees charged across superannuation, retirement and investments on its platform. Allan Gray Solutions, which encompasses Allan Gray Superannuation, Allan Gray Retirement and Allan Gray Investments ...

New study on precious metal hedge

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
New research has taken a fresh look at the often-debated topic of how precious metals act as a hedge and/or diversifier in equity portfolios. Jose Arreola Hernandez from Rennes School of Business in France and Sang Hoon Kang and Seong-Min Yoon from ...

Plato launches net zero fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
Plato Investment Management has brought a global equities fund to market for retail and wholesale investors looking for a 'net zero now' solution. In December, Financial Standard reported that Plato Investment Management was pitching two new ...

Morningstar launches ESG focused managed accounts

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
The new managed accounts will enable financial advisers to help their clients meet their financial goals while still aligning with their values, according to Morningstar Investment Management (MIM). MIM said the new, hand-picked accounts are diversified ...

The future is bright for BT: Rady

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
As he marks 90 days as chief executive, Matt Rady tells Financial Standard how, despite the industry exodus and the company's own challenges in 2021, financial advisers are increasingly turning to BT Financial Group. Speaking with Financial Standard ...

Australia bucks concentration trend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
New research on equity markets from S&P shows the ASX 200 has become more diversified as markets around the world have become more concentrated. "We can analyse stock concentration at a high level by using the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI). This ...

Zurich expands group insurance leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
Zurich Life & Investments will soon welcome its first head of digital and member engagement within the group insurance team, hiring from Aware Super. Ahmad Racheha has been appointed to the newly created role at Zurich, effective next month. Racheha ...