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AMP remains top dog on RI mandates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... investments. It was followed by UniSuper ($1.4 billion), Christian Super ($821 million), VicSuper ($700 million) and Australian Ethical ($512 million). RIAA said there had been "extraordinary growth" in AUM of the largest managers. "In the 2013 Benchmark ...

SMSF advisers gear for referrals from accountants

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... business over the next three years. The Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) inquiry into professional, educational and ethical standards in financial planning has put the spotlight on the qualifications of those offering advice in the financial services ...

Cormann tables adviser register to "weed out bad apples"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... government will work with all relevant stakeholders on efficient and effective ways to continue lifting professional, ethical and educational standards across the financial advice industry." FPA chief executive Mark Rantall added: "An appropriate register ...

CBA opens up compensation review to all advice clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... said. Narev said that remuneration methods in the bank's planning businesses have changed and now take into consideration "ethical and proper behaviour and customer satisfaction." Reflecting on the bank's approach to the scandals and the Senate investigation ...

Christian super funds merge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... million Australian Christian Super will merge with the $850 million Christian Super on 1 October 2014. Both funds prioritise ethical investment, a fact which Australian Christian Super director Scott Haslem said made the two funds a good match. "The ...

FUM closes in on $2trn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... sustained structural outflows. But sectors showing extremely positive growth are indexing which jumped 28% to $345 billion, ethical/SRI which jumped 21% to almost $9 billion and boutique investment manager FUM which jumped 18% to $183 billion. The market ...

150,000 candidates cramming for CFA exams

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... and abilities (competencies) that are relevant to the profession. The three-level exam process covers topics including Ethical and Professional Standards, Quantitative Methods, Economics, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Corporate Finance, Investment ...

Ross signals he will step down from Expert Panel

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... president of the commission and an expert panel member, and the appointment of MTAA director Vicki Allen and Australian Ethical director Stephen Gibbs as Expert Panel members. Both Allen's resignation this week and Ross's announcement that he intends ...

FSC-ISA court clash to go ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... other issues had still not been resolved, including the appointment of Stephen Gibbs, who is also a director of Australian Ethical, and the self-appointment of FWC president Iain Ross as chair of the expert panel. Given that Stephen Gibbs has been stood ...

Hunter Hall divests from fossil fuels

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
Ethical investor Hunter Hall has become the second fund in two days to announce it will introduce fossil fuel screening into its investment criteria, following a similar announcement by AMP Capital on Wednesday. However, while AMP Capital's screen focuses ...