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AMG Super hires to distribution team

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
... Ryan join the team and strengthen the support we offer to financial advisers, especially as the industry faces increased scrutiny and change," Bell Direct's head of distribution and marketing Tim Sparks said. Arnie Selvarajah, chief executive of ...

Stock picking dominant source of alpha: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... that asset owners conducting due diligence on fund managers should subject their research capabilities to much closer scrutiny. Managers with demonstrable research skills generated 383 basis points alpha per annum, dwarfing all other sources of alpha ...

End choice dashboard delay: AIST

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
... funds with choice investment options would not need to have their own dashboards in place for another five years. "The scrutiny of MySuper products is right and proper because they are default products, but all superannuation products must be held to ...

Geopolitics to change ESG approach: Survey

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
... country exposures, while adding importance to screening of controversial weapons. Fossil fuel firms are coming under scrutiny related to the conflict, bfinance noted. The survey also found macroeconomic conditions are boosting allocations to illiquid ...

28% of super products rated AAA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... executive director of research and compliance at Rainmaker Information Alex Dunnin said. "There has been a great deal more scrutiny placed upon super funds in the last few years, and it's positive to see so many funds are consistently able to reach ...

80% of Aussies expect ethical investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... that consumers won't have the wool pulled over their eyes anymore," O'Connor noted. "We should be expecting that scrutiny is rising in our sector, and investors are looking for credible claims that can be backed up. The days of pure marketing ...

Bell Financial Group in AUSTRAC probe

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
Three of Bell Financial Group's subsidiaries are under scrutiny by AUSTRAC, with an audit ordered to assess compliance with financial crime laws. AUSTRAC has ordered that an external auditor be appointed to Bell Potter Securities, Bell Potter Capital ...

Proxy advice reforms defeated

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... for independence under the regulations that were overturned. "The regulations were rushed through without parliamentary scrutiny and with no justification, rationale or harm identified," chief executive Louise Davidson said. "Proxy advisers faced more ...

APRA to continue scrutiny of trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
The prudential regulator has outlined its policy and supervision priorities for 2022, saying its prime focus is rectifying sub-standard industry practices and eradicating unacceptable product performance. Released yesterday, APRA said it will continue ...

How to invest in China: Capital Group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
... than other industries in China that have been flagged as the next potential targets in line for heightened regulatory scrutiny," investment analyst Laura Nelson Carney said.