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Income AM bolsters sales function

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... role of chief operating officer. Coleman has held senior roles at Citi, Shaw & Partners, FIIG, and Wilson HTM Investment Group. The asset manager's head of operations Kim Henry will run platforms and partnerships within capital markets. "Kim's ...

InvestSMART launches investing platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... will be turning to investing as an option to help them secure their financial futures," Clitheroe said. Meanwhile, Rask Group founder and chief investment officer Owen Rask said: "The natural progression for the business was to create investment portfolios ...

'About bloody time': Industry responds to PPL super reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... - now that the Australian government will pay super on its scheme, it sets an example for more employers to follow," the group said. Colonial First State, Insignia Financial, TelstraSuper, and UniSuper also welcomed the move, as did the Financial Services ...

BlackRock appoints Aussie head, builds out NZ business

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
... client business, Australasia. Prior to this, Collins held leadership roles in Australia and Asia including at BT Financial Group and Deutsche Bank. Collins' promotion comes as the fund manager plans to open the doors to its Auckland-based office ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... despite growing concerns among members, particularly as the Israel-Hamas war escalates. This includes France's Thales Group, US-based Honeywell International and Lockheed Martin, the UK's BAE Systems, and Israel's Elbit Systems - public companies ...

First Nations Groups launch scholarship for Indigenous women in financial services

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023
First Nations Economics and First Nations Foundation, two Indigenous organisations dedicated to economic empowerment, have launched a $120,000 scholarship program targeted at women studying finance and business. The Leah Armstrong Scholarship will grant ...

Adviser with Investport links sees ban affirmed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... seen her two-year ban affirmed by an appeals tribunal. Pamela Anderson was a financial adviser licensed by Financiallink Group, a company with ties to Linchpin Capital and Beacon Financial Group, Endeavour Securities, and Investport. While licensed by ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
Treasury's proposed three-year moratorium on private litigation related to Scope 3 reporting as part of its proposed mandatory climate-related financial disclosure package has raised fears that it would give companies the green light to greenwash. ...

Farmers distressed by superannuation tax overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023
The National Farmer's Federation (NFF) has voiced strong opposition to the government's draft reforms on tax concessions for superannuation balances over $3 million, signalling potential ramifications for rural communities. The NFF said that ...

Government must do more after product failures: FSC, SCA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... easily compare all available investment options across the market," he said. Also critical of the test's application was AMP group executive, platforms Edwina Maloney, who said: "In its current form, the test applies a 'one size fits all' methodology ...
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