DASH hires 10 staff following capital raise
Financial advice platform DASH Technology Group has hired 10 staff across several teams after the fintech company completed a capital raise in March.
April 19, 2023
Brighter Super & SPSL to complete $29b merger
Brighter Super will merge with SPSL Master Trust (SPSL) on 31 May 2023 to create a $29 billion super fund with over a quarter of a million members, the first between a not-for-profit and retail super fund.
April 18, 2023
AXA IM reports doubling of corporate engagement in 2022
In 2022, investment management firm AXA IM conducted 596 engagements with 480 entities, mainly in Europe and North America. It also held 30 per cent more discussions at executive and board levels last year than in 2021. Climate change remained the main engagement theme at 28 per cent, according to AXA IM’s 2022 ‘Stewardship Report’.
April 17, 2023
FNZ partners with Virgin Money on UK digital investment platform
Wealth management platform developer FNZ has partnered with UK full-service digital bank Virgin Money to launch a digital investment platform for retail investors in the UK. FNZ is currently working with CFS to develop its new Edge platform, as well has the migration of UBS Australia onto post-trade processing engine SynOps in December 2022. In
April 14, 2023
AFCA re-appoints CEO Locke, hits $1b in compensation
As the complaints authority hits the $1 billion threshold for consumer compensation, Tthe AFCA board of directors has re-appointed David Locke as chief ombudsman and CEO for a second five-year term. Locke is a lawyer who has worked in the private, government, and not-for-profit sectors. He was appointed AFCA’s inaugural CEO and chief ombudsman in
April 13, 2023
Overwhelming support for compulsory super: ASFA survey
Super fund members have shown “overwhelming” support for Australia’s compulsory super system, according to findings from a survey conducted by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia.
April 12, 2023
FPSB appoints chair
The Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) has appointed Ana Cláudia Akie Utumi as chair for a two-year term.
April 12, 2023
MLC appoints experienced industry veteran as head of business development
MLC Life Insurance has appointed experienced industry veteran Peter Smith as head of business development.
April 11, 2023
Binance Australia Derivatives AFSL cancelled
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of Oztures Trading in response to a request from Binance Australia Derivatives on Wednesday, 5 April 2023.
April 11, 2023
Vanguard cuts fee of VAF to 0.10pc
Vanguard has reduced the fee of the Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF (VAF) to 0.10 per cent, effective today.
April 06, 2023
Mercer appoints two BT Super executives to Pacific leadership team
Mercer has appointed former BT Super executives Andrew Wallace and Corrin Collocott to its Pacific leadership team, following the completed merger of BT Super into the Mercer Super Trust.
April 06, 2023
Hostplus reduces fees on member choice investment option
Hostplus reduced its fees for Choiceplus, lowering platform administration, brokerage and transaction account fees.
April 05, 2023
