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Under the hood of a top global fundie

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024
... was almost entirely institutional - as is often the case for startup boutique managers. In an interview with Financial Standard, GQG managing director Laird Abernethy explained that both globally and in Australia, the business's channels have rapidly ...

FAAA names Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award winner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024
... decisions of their lives. Trust is essential in our profession and the CFP certification is recognised as the highest standard in our industry," Roberts said. "Undertaking the CFP certification was an important step in demonstrating my commitment to ...

ASIC crackdown: Action taken against 13 SMSF auditors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
... upholding the integrity and confidence in the SMSF regime. ASIC will continue to take action where conduct is not up to standard." In the first half of 2024, ASIC said it disqualified eight SMSF auditors. All eight SMSF auditors requested ASIC reconsider ...

Growthpoint sells down majority stake in six industrial assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... original article incorrectly stated that Growthpoint was selling the majority of its industrial portfolio. Financial Standard apologises for the error.

HESTA snags AMP head of compliance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
HESTA has named a general manager, compliance, recruiting the head of risk and compliance from AMP's superannuation business. Tim Pietsch has taken on the role and brings extensive experience across the financial services sector to the fold. He joins ...

Praemium unveils Spectrum for HNWs

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... Digital account management, allowing advisers to use regulatory data such as Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Common Reporting Standard (CRS-FATCA), Client Classification, and Fee Consent to ensure compliance. The "next-generation Spectrum solution sets ...

Labor delivers another budget surplus, but productivity stalls

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
The final budget outcome for 2023/24 came in as a surplus of $15.8 billion - or 0.6% of GDP - for the underlying cash balance - an improvement of $6.5 billion on the previous estimates. The better-than-expected outcome was driven mainly by the payments ...

Retirement calculators 'can't be counted on': SCA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... information or inaccurate fee estimates. For example, AMP's calculator, last updated in 2022, presented the ASFA 'Comfortable Standard' as $47,217 per year, when the correct figure at the time of the review was $51,630, the research said. Several funds ...

ASX hunts new chief risk officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
The ASX is looking for a new chief risk officer following Hamish Treleaven announcing his intention to retire. Treleaven was appointed chief risk officer at the securities exchange in March 2017. Throughout his tenure, he was responsible for designing ...

More financially secure women seek advice: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... what's important to women when seeking advice," Chemere Brown, a lead partner at Perpetual Private Victoria told Financial Standard. Many of the female clients underwent a significant life event such as a divorce or separation, or the loss of a loved ...