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Morningstar adds ESG to analysis

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
The research house has commenced integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into its analysis of funds, asset managers and individual stocks, calling out subpar approaches to ESG. As a part of Morningstar's ESG Commitment Level ...

DomaCom to deliver affordable housing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
Fractional investment provider DomaCom has partnered with a community housing provider to deliver affordable housing for essential workers and returns for its investors. DomaCom and BlueCHP have agreed to the $250 million affordable housing project ...

PPS Mutual hires from Synchron

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
Former Synchron state manager has joined mutual insurance firm PPS Mutual as a senior business development manager to strengthen its distribution in Victoria and Tasmania. Jason Milosevski has been the Victorian state manager at Synchron for the past ...

Off-platform assets consume advisers' time

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
Off-platform assets are increasingly taking up more of financial advisers' time as many express frustration with the lack of solutions available that can house all of their clients' assets. According to joint research by Praemium and Investment Trends ...

AustralianSuper dodges advertising scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
The nation's largest superannuation fund is facing heat for not divulging details of its $11 million marketing expense and how effective that has been in acquiring new members. AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk faced the Standing Committee ...

Former advisers face huge fines

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
A former Macquarie financial adviser could be facing $1 million in fines, while the other has been fined $30,000 in a busy week for ASIC. Former Macquarie adviser Warren Acworth has been charged with dishonesty offences in Brisbane. He's facing ...

Aware Super, OptiComm deal still alive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
Broadband technology company OptiComm has slapped down media speculation in relation to Aware Super's attempts to purchase the company. In an announcement to the ASX, the company said an article in the Australian Financial Review stating that OptiComm ...

Super funds overlook VC potential

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
Superannuation funds' shift to low-cost exchange-traded products is potentially at the detriment of startups and the potential upside for the local economy. This is according to Stoic Venture Capital partner Geoff Waring, who said local startups ...

Ares bids for AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
AMP has confirmed Ares Management has made an offer to takeover 100% of AMP shares. AMP announced to the ASX that it has received an indicative, non-binding, conditional proposal from US-based Ares Management. The offer is to acquire 100% of the shares ...

Elston expands team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
Elston Asset Management has expanded their investment team with two new appointments. Artem Zainitdinov has been appointed as equities dealer/portfolio analyst with Elston. Meanwhile, David Seager has been brought on as an investment analyst in the ...