Jason Collins expands his Deputy Country Head remit to include Head of iShares and Index Investments for BlackRock Australasia

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BlackRock Australasia has appointed Jason Collins as Head of iShares and Index Investments for the Australian and New Zealand region effective immediately. This will form part of his broader responsibilities... Read more continue reading

WSC Group joins CountPlus and Count Financial

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CountPlus Limited (CountPlus) has announced a 32.75% investment in WSC Group, a financial services and advice practice with offices around Australia. As part of the transaction, the financial advice business... Read more continue reading

Morningstar completes acquisition of wealth management platform provider Praemium’s UK and international business 

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Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, has completed its acquisition of Praemium’s operations in the United Kingdom, Jersey, Hong Kong, and Dubai from Praemium Limited... Read more continue reading

Rest expands Calvert sustainability mandate to focus on carbon reduction

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Rest, one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member industry super funds, has expanded its enhanced responsible investment mandate with Calvert Research and Management (Calvert) to include a carbon reduction tilt that will... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 1 July, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments Recession fears dominated over the last week pushing US, European and Japanese shares down, although Chinese shares (having already had a 35% bear market) rose.... Read more continue reading

MLC Life Insurance appoints Chief Risk Officer

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MLC Life Insurance has appointed Jane McGovern, currently Group Executive for Risk and Governance at iCare NSW, to the position of Chief Risk Officer. Jane will officially join MLC Life... Read more continue reading

FPA releases new video Statement of Advice toolkit for members

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has released a new video toolkit to guide members in creating a video Statement of Advice (SOA) that efficiently services clients while also... Read more continue reading

Year in Review. Year in Preview

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Year in Review 2021/22 – Year in Preview 2022/23 Now that the 2021/22 financial year is over, it is an opportune time to reflect on the past year and look... Read more continue reading

ETF Securities bolsters distribution capabilities with business development manager appointment

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One of Australia’s leading ETF providers, ETF Securities has appointed Arjun Shanker as Business Development Manager as it sets up a stronger team to manage growth across all regions. Shanker will be... Read more continue reading

Linking remuneration to ESG outcomes can avoid greenwashing

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Asset managers investing in infrastructure companies have a role in managing the risk of greenwashing by continually engaging with company management and using their voting rights as shareholders, according to... Read more continue reading