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Vanguard incentivises staff to get the jab

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
... hubs for some employees in South West and Western Sydney. "We know that a vaccinated population is how we will have more freedom, open borders and a more normal way of life. We are committed to doing what we can to get more people jabbed and the vaccination ...

Economic recap: Week to July 30

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... resurgence of infections and "vaccination fatigue" in the country. It's still early days. But so far, the UK's 'Freedom Day' (July 19) is travelling well. Worldometer.com figures show that rates of infections in the UK continues to slow. ...

Governance Institute of Australia names chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
... director of financial services regulation at ASIC between 1998 and 2004. Some recent appointments include a directorship at Freedom Insurance Group and leading ESG research firm Regnan for a year. Vamos is currently a non-executive director of Mercer ...

AMP shakes up advice service model

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... morning, AMP is putting an end to all Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) arrangements at the end of the year and giving advisers the freedom to leave the network with their clients from 2022. As part of a new service model it will institute within its aligned ...

New firm joins Count Financial

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... model. CountPlus completed six tuck-in acquisitions in the six months to 31 December 2020 including Ascent Private Wealth, Freedom Accounting Group, CBD Wealth Solutions and Arch Capital and is rapidly expanding its network.

CountPlus member firm to make acquisition

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... said. CountPlus completed six tuck-in acquisitions in the six months to 31 December 2020 including Ascent Private Wealth, Freedom Accounting Group, CBD Wealth Solutions and Arch Capital. In addition, four IOOF financial advice firms joined Count Financial ...

Why advisers don't recommend annuities

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... their retirement savings. "There needs to be a greater balance between comprehensive compliance and giving advisers the freedom to provide advice in a meaningful and engaging way with clients." The Orford Initiative at Melbourne University is funded ...

Adamantem invests in carbon farming

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... forward to supporting Climate Friendly's focus on active landscape management which enables carbon farming partners the freedom and flexibility to regenerate the landscape in balance with sustainable agricultural production." Climate Friendly works with ...

UK pension fund fossil fuel investments laid bare

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... fossil fuels for each of the 6.8 million people depending on local government pension funds across the UK. Derived from Freedom of Information requests, the research shows the pension funds for Greater Manchester, Strathclyde, West Yorkshire, and West ...

CountPlus profit down 53%

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... addition, CountPlus completed six tuck-in acquisitions in the six months to 31 December 2020 including Ascent Private Wealth, Freedom Accounting Group, CBD Wealth Solutions and Arch Capital. CountPlus will pay a fully franked dividend of 1.25 cents per ...