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First Sentier bolsters board of directors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
First Sentier Investors has appointed a non-executive director to its board, following the selection of two other independent directors. Susie Rippingall has nabbed the role, and will join recently appointed non-executive directors Michelle Tredenick ...

CFA Institute reveals new exam regime

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
The CFA Institute has bid farewell to paper-based exams and has announced more flexible and convenient scheduling. The move comes in what the CFA Institute says will turn the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic "into positive opportunities"; modernising ...

Bain Capital begins restructure reckoning

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
Virgin will cut 3000 jobs, discontinue budget airline Tigerair, suspend long-haul international flights and simplify its fleet, as Bain Capital begins to restructure its new aviation group. The restructure reckoning focuses on six key areas; overhauling ...

FPA award nominations open, new award announced

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has announced a new category in its annual FPA Awards, set to recognise members who have used technologies in innovative ways to deliver advice. The FPA Advice Innovation Award has been introduced to highlight ...

Chi-X TraCRs added to specialist platform

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
Chi-X TraCRs and funds will now be offered on a privately owned wealth management platform, granting financial advisers and their clients access to some of the world's biggest listed companies. All 35 Chi-X TraCRs and all quoted Chi-X Funds are ...

SelfWealth awards brokerage mandate

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
ASX-listed trading platform SelfWealth has renewed its clearing, settlement and execution (CS&E) mandate with retail broker OpenMarkets, in a move that it says demonstrates the two fintech's shared objective of disrupting the status quo. The agreement ...

Class bolsters tech team

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
The self-managed super fund administration and software provider has appointed two new technology leads, set to help Class continue to grow and innovate. Jarrod Yates and Glen MacLarty have been appointed as head of technology product and NextGen respectively ...

Aussies reevaluate retirement prospects

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
New research has revealed Australians are feeling significantly less confident about their retirement prospects, with many fearing they will have to work longer in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Surveying 1000 Australians in June, the CFS Retirement ...

ESG funds crowned winners of COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
Australasian sustainable funds attracted inflows worth more than $207 million in the second quarter of 2020, with Australian Ethical and Dimensional reaping the majority of these rewards. Morningstar's latest Global Sustainable Fund Flows report, which ...

Life insurance at tipping point: Industry leaders

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
Life insurance leaders have pushed for immediate and authentic change, lest current legacy business models and products hinder the growth and sustainability of the industry. Speaking at the Financial Services Council's (FSC) 2020 Life Insurance ...