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Acadian employs ChatGPT to assess climate targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
Acadian Asset Management is using the technology underpinning ChatGPT to predict whether companies are likely to achieve sustainability targets. The Acadian Net Zero Alignment Model integrates large learning models (LLM), the type of AI algorithm that ...

New CFS platform at the cutting Edge: Quirk

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
After several months' delay, Colonial First State's much-anticipated Edge platform has launched, with CFS distribution lead Bryce Quirk saying it's expected the new offering will fare as well as FirstChoice. Developed in collaboration with FNZ, CFS ...

FinClear buys cash investment platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... requirements has become paramount [for clients]." "With FinClear's support, we are well-positioned to scale our business and engage with a broader set of counterparties, meeting the evolving needs of the market."

Advice from Shartru failed best interests duty, ASIC says

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... representatives failed to meet the best interests duty and related obligations, ASIC said. Under the conditions, Shartru must engage an independent consultant to review and make recommendations on its audit processes. The independent consultant must ...

NGS ahead of schedule on net zero strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
NGS Super is making faster-than-expected progress towards its goal of achieving a carbon neutral portfolio by 2030. Measurement of carbon intensity in the NGS Diversified MySuper portfolio fell by nearly 20% between 30 June 2021 and 30 June 2022, around ...

Advisers lacking PII sidestep AFCA rulings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
Financial advice firms are "problematically" sidestepping compensation payments after the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) hands down a decision, using the excuse that they do not have professional indemnity insurance (PII). Out of 5400 ...

T. Rowe Price hires regional ESG specialist

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... Sachs, UBS, and London-based investment management firm Man FRM. In her new role, Ramscar will be based in Sydney and will engage with clients across the region on ESG considerations and work in partnership with clients as they adopt responsible investing ...

Advisers service 120 clients on average

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
The decreasing pool of financial advisers saw the average number of advised clients rise by 6% to 120 from 113 one year ago, according to Investment Trends. As a result, advisers are increasingly seeking greater efficiencies in technology, the 2023 ...

ASIC sues Vanguard for greenwash in bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
ASIC is taking Vanguard to court over greenwashing allegations relating to a global bond index fund. This is the second time the market regulator has acted against Vanguard over greenwashing. ASIC has lodged civil penalty proceedings in federal court ...

Aware Super migrates members to Bravura platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
Two years after announcing its major digital overhaul, Aware Super has reported tangible benefits from its transition to the Bravura Sonata Alta platform. Aware Super chief executive Deanne Stewart noted the move, initially driven by the need to consolidate ...