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Code monitoring move disappoints industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Assistant Minister Jane Hume announced the government will accelerate its implementation of the Royal Commission's recommendation to establish a single disciplinary body for financial advisers. The move has disappointed ...

Chief investment officer leaves industry fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... legalsuper grew its member service capability with a spate of appointments, and renewed its administration contract with Link Group, extending their 15-year partnership.

Chief economist update: Synchronised forecasts for a synchronised slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water..." - Jaws The history of the US-China trade negotiations has followed a pattern ever since it began in 2018 - rhetoric from both sides building hopes for a deal only to be followed by escalating ...

Former BTFG executive takes on new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
BT Financial Group's former general manager of platforms and investments has stepped into a new role with an emerging platform provider. John Shuttleworth has been appointed chief executive of Spitfire. Spitfire's current chief executive Matthew Johnson ...

Frontier veteran to depart

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... intends to focus on her non-executive roles, the asset consultant said. She currently has three board positions, starting with Link Group in 2015 and adding Prospa Group and Victorian Funds Management Corporation last year. "[Frontier Advisors chair ...

Industry embraces Mental Health Month

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... are experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. There's also considerable research that proves there is a strong link between mental and physical health." For Coco Hou, chief executive of Platinum Professional Training and Platinum Accounting ...

What fundies seek in an asset consultant

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
Five years ago, fund managers considered an asset consultant's staff as their most important attribute but in 2019 they attach more importance to their research, says Frontier Advisors. Frontier Advisors asked fund managers of their views of asset consultants ...

Evidence of "pay to play" in US pension consulting

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... states with a high concentration of public pension plans and a culture of political corruption. "To help establish a causal link, we use the adoption of the SEC's pay to play rules for investment advisors in 2011. Post implementation of the SEC's pay ...

Intrust Super revamps robo-advice

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... the upgrade promises to provide a far superior experience," the fund said. Super Blueprint was built in conjunction with Link Group, a partnership the super fund said is the "first in a series of innovations this partnership is scheduled to produce that ...

ASIC super specialist joins AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... 2017. Goodwin has now joined Cbus as its new strategic public policy advisor. Birks joined ASIC in September last year from Link Group where she served as industry initiatives manager. She initially joined Link as client partnership manager when it acquired ...