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HUB24 announces new board appointment

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... HUB24 has appointed its first female board director. Ruth Stringer will join the HUB24 board from February 2020, using her legal expertise to assist the company's audit, risk and compliance committee. Prior to this appointment, Stringer worked for several ...

New tool launches to help FASEA code compliance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... and disciplinary body in early 2021," MyNextAdvice chief executive and co-founder Ray McHale said. "The code also places a legal obligation on individual 'relevant providers' (advisers) to be able to give an account of how they have interpreted ...

Tech-powered is empowered: SOAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
With no legal or regulatory barriers to using technology to deliver advice, the Financial Planning Association of Australia is confident the future of your practice is paper-free and prosperous. Earlier this year, the FPA established The Future of the ...

APRA floats insurance in super change

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... certification that the arrangements and policies entered into are in the best interests of members and otherwise satisfy legal and regulatory requirements," the letter reads. The certification would need to provided to APRA within five business days ...

Cbus, UniSuper back new housing bond

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... Australians in need." ANZ, UBS and Westpac were the joint lead arrangers for the bond issue. King & Wood Mallesons was the legal advisers. In Victoria, HousingFirst and the Port Phillip Trust will get total $72 million, Haven Home Safe will get $65 million ...

Continued calls for code compliance extension

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... Financial Standard, FPA head of policy and standards Ben Marshan said: "It was an important step for ASIC as there was a legal requirement for licensees to ensure financial planners were registered with a code monitoring body, and that registration was ...

Industry fund bumps up fee for ESG option

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
A $4 billion industry fund has increased the fee for its ESG option, which is managed by AMP Capital. Legalsuper's Balanced Socially Responsible option will charge investor 10bps more in the indirect cost ratio (now 40bps). The buy-sell spread is also ...

Hume blasts super merger laggards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
Senator Jane Hume has slammed the superannuation industry over the excuses used by super funds for not merging, saying there is simply no excuse when members' best interests are at play. Speaking on the final day of the ASFA Conference in Melbourne ...

Superannuation expert joins law firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... Planning professional as its special counsel for superannuation. Maria Siu is joining SUPERCentral, and will also work with its legal arm Townsends Lawyers. She will provide superannuation research and advice to the legal staff and clients of both the ...

ASIC to survey whistleblower policies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... policies of a sample of companies next year. The regulator said it plans to review the selected companies compliance with the legal requirements outlined in the new whistleblower protection laws. This comes as ASIC provided guidance to assist companies ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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