UBS AM appoints Thira Ngoeun as Head Wholesale Client Coverage Australia

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UBS AM has announced that Thira Ngoeun has joined UBS Asset Management as Head Wholesale Client Coverage Australia, effective Monday 22 January 2024. Thira joins from BNP Paribas AM where he... Read more continue reading

TAL appoints Georgina Croft as Chief Claims Officer

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TAL is pleased to announce that Georgina Croft will join TAL’s Executive Team and has been appointed Chief Claims Officer commencing 1 March 2024. Ms Croft joins TAL having spent... Read more continue reading

Warakirri appoints Head of Sustainability

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Warakirri Asset Management has announced the appointment of Nikki Jordan to the newly created role of Head of Sustainability. Reporting to Warakirri’s Managing Director, Jim McKay, Ms. Jordan will lead... Read more continue reading

Australian Ethical Foundation awards $500,000 to visionary initiatives  

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Leading ethical investor Australian Ethical has awarded $500,000 in grants to 10 not-for-profit enterprises working on a range of projects trialling new approaches to solve climate change issues including designing... Read more continue reading

MSC Trustees acquires Certane Corporate Trust

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Corporate trustee and fund administration platform, MSC Group, has acquired Certane Corporate Trust, formerly trading as AET Corporate Trust and part of Australian Executor Trustees, adding retail custody to its... Read more continue reading

Pamplona in the bond market as it anticipates aggressive central bank policy rate reductions

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Running with the bulls can be exhilarating and, in an investment sense, frequently rewarding. The rally in bond markets from late October into year-end provided that exhilaration and reward for... Read more continue reading

ALRC recommends confronting complexity in corporations and financial services legislation

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The Australian Law Reform Commission final report, Confronting Complexity: Reforming Corporations and Financial Services Legislation (Report 141, 2023), was tabled in Parliament yesterday by the Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC... Read more continue reading

Almost 6,000 advisers still need to be registered with ASIC 

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Nearly 6,000 financial advisers are yet to be registered with ASIC[1] following the passage of legislation in November 2023, putting them at risk of no longer being able to provide... Read more continue reading

Falling inflation – what does it mean for investors?

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Key points Inflation is in retreat thanks to improved supply and cooling demand. A further fall is likely this year. Australian inflation remains relatively high – but this mainly reflects... Read more continue reading

FAAA fully supports proposed changes to financial adviser exam

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The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has backed the government’s proposed changes to the financial adviser exam, including making the exam completely multiple choice, removing restrictions on who can sit... Read more continue reading