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NAB adds to board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
The big four bank appointed the former chief executive and founder of Vocus Communications as a non-executive director. James Spenceley founded Vocus Communications in 2007, which was recently acquired by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets for ...

CountPlus to acquire Challenger SMSF business

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
The ASX-listed advice and accounting group is expanding its SMSF offering after finalising terms to acquire Accurium from Challenger. CountPlus will pay $9 million for Accurium made up of cash and a debt facility. It will hold an 85% shareholding with ...

Colonial First State seeks MySuper redemption

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
After failing to meet APRA's inaugural performance test, Colonial First State (CFS) has appointed BlackRock to run strategies across its two MySuper funds. BlackRock won the mandate to provide investment services to CFS' FirstChoice Employer Super (FCES) ...

Montgomery adds to global strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
Montgomery Investment Management is adding another fund from US-based Polen Capital to its Australian and New Zealand offering. The Polen Capital Global Small and Mid Cap Fund will be available to investors on October 21 following the partnership between ...

Advisers query super changes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
Financial advisers have been focused on mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on superannuation for their clients, according to BT. BT's technical team received over 2000 enquiries from advisers in the September quarter and the most asked question was ...

UBS names country head from BlackRock

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
UBS Asset Management appointed BlackRock's chief operating officer as country head for Australia and New Zealand. Alison Telfer has been appointed to the role, effective January 2022. Along with being BlackRock's chief operating officer, Telfer was ...

Real Asset Management to list REIT, makes hire

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
The wealth and asset manager is set to list its essential services REIT and has appointed the former MA Financial Group head of technology as chief technology officer. After first f lagging the listing in December last year, the firm will list the RAM ...

Frontier wins NZ client

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
The asset consultant gained its first client in New Zealand after being appointed as investment consultant. Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust (TECT) is one of New Zealand's largest community-focused trusts with over NZ$1 billion in funds under management. ...

Industry mixed over FSC advice framework

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
The financial advice industry welcomes the Financial Services Council (FSC) recommendations to help reduce red tape and make financial advice more affordable, but one dealer group is unsure whether the FSC is trustworthy - particularly for risk advisers. ...

ETF Securities taps into fintech, blockchain

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
The exchange traded fund (ETF) provider launched a fund which not only gives investors access to a portfolio of blockchain and fintech stocks, but is also the first passive ETF on the Chi-X. The ETFS Fintech & Blockchain ETF (FTEC) invests in a portfolio ...