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Colonial First State adds to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
... for eight years. CFSIL and Avanteos are owned by Commonwealth Bank. In July, CFS promoted general manager of product Kelly Power to chief executive for CFS Superannuation, which also takes responsibility for CFS Investments. She retained responsibility ...

FS Power50: Final days to nominate

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
There is only two days left to get your nominations in for the 2021 FS Power50, celebrating the most influential financial advisers in Australia today. The FS Power50 recognises the 50 most influential financial advisers, as voted by Financial Standard ...

MSCI acquires Real Capital Analytics

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
MSCI will pay US$950 million cash to acquire data and analytics company Real Capital Analytics. MSCI said the logic behind the acquisition was grounded in a desire to expand its data solutions - especially in real estate. Real Capital Analytics provides ...

News Corp grows Dow Jones with acquisition

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
News Corp is expanding Dow Jones by entering into an agreement to acquire the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) from S&P Global and IHS Markit. OPIS will fold into Dow Jones' Professional Information Business (PIB) which includes Dow Jones Risk & ...

Broken advice industry shuns everyday Aussies: AFA

KARREN VERGARA, ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021
The alarming rate that financial advice is increasingly becoming unaffordable for everyday Australians further cements the position of the rich and powerful, an inquiry heard this morning. The Association of Financial Advisers president Michael Nowak ...

Managed accounts fulfil best interest

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
The increased uptake of managed accounts is seeing advisers fulfil their client best interest duty with ease, according to new research. The latest Investment Trends Managed Accounts Report showed 91% of advisers rated managed accounts as 'good' or ...

Wells Fargo AM rebrands, names chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
A newly rebranded Wells Fargo Asset Management appointed a new chief executive who will lead it as an independent firm. Wells Fargo will transition to Allspring Global Investments under the leadership of Joseph A. Sullivan. Sullivan is the former chair ...

Advice association shutters

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
A financial advice industry association, which had been vocal in boycotting the FASEA exam and fighting to retain life commissions, has shuttered. The United Financial Advisers Association (UFAA), which claimed to have 6000 members, quietly ended operations ...

M&As to create super advice firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
Mergers and acquisitions will power the financial advice industry, culminating in the formation of "advice mega firms" in the near future, a new white paper suggests. According to a new report by AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA), the collapse of ...

FAR draft legislation released

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... for a start date of 1 July 2023 or 18 months after FAR's commencement -- whichever happens later. The minister has the power to set thresholds for enhanced notification requirements for entities that will be subjected to FAR. Currently, it is proposing ...