BOQ hires ART chair as non-executive director

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The chair of Australian Retirement Trust has been appointed as non-executive director at the Bank of Queensland, commencing next month.

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Former SQM Research head joins Research IP

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Research IP, an investment research provider, has appointed SQM Research’s former head of research Rob da Silva to lead the firm’s expansion into the Australian market.

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Relative Return: Why advisers are ‘kingmakers’ in the ETF space

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In this episode of Relative Return, Maja Garaca Djurdjevic speaks with David Tuckwell, senior product and investment strategist at Global X ETFs, about the future trajectory of the exchange-traded fund (ETF) market and flows into bitcoin ETFs.

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Over 200 advisers depart Insignia, Mota’s successor still unconfirmed

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Over 200 advisers left Insignia in the three months to 31 December with the largest decline seen in the self-employed division, while its new advice operating model is expected to be launched in July.

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Iress isn’t ‘waiting to play catch up’ in AI development

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Iress remains steadfast to deliver on its promise of being an incumbent in the financial software market, which will include offering AI toolkits to advisers.

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FAAA backs Digital ID to reduce client identification exercises

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The Financial Advice Association Australia has thrown its support behind the use of Digital ID in the financial advice profession to replace challenging and time-consuming client identification exercises.

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Allaying industry’s breach reporting fears

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There needs to be a “mindset change” around breach reporting by licensees and advisers as, rather than be pleased, ASIC will more likely be suspicious if a firm has no breaches, according to a compliance expert.

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ASIC to implement adviser exam changes

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The corporate regulator has confirmed it will incorporate legislative amendments to the financial adviser exam, with the March exam set to reflect the changes.

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JANA FUA reaches $1.3tn as it takes on national advice firm

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JANA has been chosen as the investment adviser for a national financial advice firm, its second appointment this month.

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Warakirri AM appoints sustainability head

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Multiboutique asset manager Warakirri Asset Management has appointed a head of sustainability, a newly created role for the business.

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