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Adelaide fund manager adds to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... board. Kellie Stocker has joined the Angas Securities board as a non-executive director. Stocker has previously worked a legal and economic consultant in the federal treasury, and has also held roles with Sustainable Investment Research Institute and ...

Superhero nabs new recruits

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... the ASX, a brand development consultant at Silver Web Wines, and a clerk at Kelly & Co Lawyers and the South Australian Legal Services Commission. Biven, Superhero's new head of market operations, most recently managed Shaw and Partners international ...

82% of advisers pass August FASEA exam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... the exam with nine in 10 demonstrating they have the skills to apply their knowledge of advice construction, ethics and legal requirements to the practical scenarios tested in the exam." FASEA said advisers underperformed in a few areas including demonstrating ...

Pension funds sue Allianz Global Investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
Several pension funds are suing hedge funds managed by Allianz Global Investors for allegedly engaging in risk-taking behaviour and losing billions of dollars in retirement savings. The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS) was the first pension ...

Responsible lending laws to be revoked

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... advocates slam the removal of the responsible lending laws saying it will cause harm to people and the economy. Financial Rights Legal Centre chief executive Karen Cox said that Australians have too much debt right now and not enough income. "The government's ...

AMP Capital Ethical Leaders loses another mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
A third superannuation fund in mere months has terminated its mandate with AMP Capital to manage to its ethical investment option. ESSSuper, the $30 billion government fund for the emergency services, terminated AMP Capital Ethical Leaders Balanced ...

Westpac reaches $1.3bn AUSTRAC deal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... group executive position directly responsible for improving our financial crime capability, and established a new board legal, regulatory and compliance sub-committee." In the bank's 1H20 results, it had estimated a penalty charge of around $900 ...

ASIC cleans up 'cash plus' funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... "Funds should be "true to label". This is not a nice-to-have. It's a must-have for responsible entities in meeting their legal obligations to their investors, especially in times of market volatility," ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said. "Inappropriate ...

Count Financial adds member firm

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... against Count Financial by Piper Alderman who alleges it did not ensure its financial advisers did not contravene their legal obligations to clients, failed to ensure adviser remuneration was free from conflict, act in the best interests of customers ...

Finance job ads perk up

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... sectors trail behind advertising, arts and media (16% growth), consulting and strategy (13%), human resources (12%), and legal (11%) in terms of the number of jobs advertised for the period. Between April and May, job ads for the banking and finance ...