FPA makes submission to Quality of Advice Review

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In its response to the Quality of Advice Review Issues Paper, the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has called for industry and government to urgently come together and immediately... Read more continue reading

MLC Life Insurance announces leadership transition plans

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The Board of MLC Life Insurance would like to announce that Rodney Cook, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director (CEO), intends to retire at the end of 2022 after two... Read more continue reading

AXA IM Alts makes senior Australian leadership appointments and appoints Antoine Mesnage as Head of Australia

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AXA IM Alts, a global leader in alternative investments with c. €188 billion of assets under management[1], has announced a number of senior internal appointments to its Australian leadership team,... Read more continue reading

Franklin Templeton appoints Matthew Harrison and Tariq Ahmad as Co-Heads of APAC

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Franklin Templeton is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew (Matt) Harrison and Tariq Ahmad as Co-Heads of APAC, effective August 1, 2022. In their roles, Matt Harrison, currently Managing... Read more continue reading

Heritage appoints first-ever ESG and Sustainability Manager

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Heritage Bank has cemented its commitment to socially conscious operations by appointing Andrew Masci to the newly created role of ESG and Sustainability Manager – the bank’s first dedicated ESG... Read more continue reading

Ausbil expands sales and distribution with 3 new appointments

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Ausbil has appointed three new Business Development Managers to support its continuing growth plans, with Ausbil’s assets under management now over $16 billion[1]. Dimitri Giannaras and Marko Matosevic have both... Read more continue reading

Specialist training critical to ensure health of SMSF sector

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The SMSF Association is urging the Quality of Advice Review to “set in stone” the need for specialist training for those advising the more than 1.1 million Australians who are... Read more continue reading

AMP Bank implements new verification and valuation technologies to streamline lending

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AMP Bank has released its next series of technology enhancements as it continues to digitise and automate the lending experience for brokers, advisers, and customers. Central to the enhancements is... Read more continue reading

How to avoid ‘greenwashing’ for superannuation and managed funds

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ASIC has released an information sheet to help issuers avoid ‘greenwashing’ when offering or promoting sustainability-related products. The publication will also assist issuers to provide investors with the information they... Read more continue reading

Mirae Asset and Global X ETFs to acquire ETF Securities Australia, expanding the companies’ global ETF footprint into the Australian market

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Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. (Mirae Asset), one of Asia’s leading independent financial companies based in Seoul, Korea, and Global X ETFs (Global X), the New York-based provider of... Read more continue reading