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Leadership shuffle, redundancies at OpenMarkets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... /Finclear to join OMG. Meanwhile, SelfWealth recently responded to rumours that it may soon acquire OpenMarkets. In a statement to the ASX, SelfWealth confirmed that it engages in and assesses acquisition offers or proposals which may add value for its ...

Super Fierce targets gender wealth gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... numbers through its proprietary calculator and compares against every open fund in market. It then provides a digital Statement of Advice and provides assistance in switching, if needed. As of February, women have already saved about $25 million in lifetime ...

Vanguard suspends trading in Russian securities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... purchasing of Russian securities from all its actively managed funds and is also working to divest passive holdings. In a statement, Vanguard said its total exposure to Russia only accounts for about 0.01% of client assets, with the vast majority being ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
The integration of environmental, social and governance concerns (ESG) into investment decisions has well and truly gone mainstream - but there is one element of governance that still flies under the radar for many investors. That is, gender diversity ...

Super funds drop Russian assets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... escalating global sanctions against Russia. Yesterday Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Senator Jane Hume released a joint statement requesting that super funds review their Russian investments. "The Morrison government is today confirming its strong expectation ...

Accenture pulls out of Russia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
Accenture is ceasing operations in Russia, saying it will offer support to the 2300 employees impacted. In a statement, the consulting giant said it is discontinuing its business in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. "Accenture stands with the ...

Advisers cautious of election promises

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
The federal government must be held accountable for making sweeping promises around reducing compliance and qualification red tape, a financial advice industry event has heard. The minister for superannuation, financial services, and digital economy ...

Cbus names deputy chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... board of Canberra Grammar School Foundation and is a non-executive director of the National Australia Day Council. In a statement, recently installed Cbus chair Wayne Swan said: "We are pleased to announce that Denita Wawn has been appointed to the role ...

NZ Super Fund excludes Russian debt, state-owned holdings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... the invasion, in addition to considering the actions of their peers, expert advice and other relevant factors," their statement read. Given the serious nature of the issues, widespread condemnation, and the close association of the companies to the Russian ...

Hume pledges less red tape for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
The Liberal Party is promising major changes to the financial advice industry ahead of the federal election, ones that will overhaul compliance, costs, and education standards. Senator Jane Hume promoted the idea of deregulating the advice industry ...