Ninety One offers global fund for wholesale investors

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Ninety One has launched a global equities Global Franchise Fund to wholesale investors in Australia and envisages expanding the wholesale range in the future.

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Proxy-voting platform launches for Aussie MUFG clients

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MUFG Pension and Market Services has expanded its partnership with proxy voting and investor communication platform Proxymity into the Australian market, following success in the UK.

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Is the AFSL regime necessary for a true profession?

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Questions have been raised regarding the viability of the current Australian Financial Services licensing regime, and the role that licensees have to play in monitoring and supporting the profession.

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AMP proposes further cuts amid ongoing simplification

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Almost 30 staff at AMP could be affected by changes to its marketing and communications team, Money Management understands, as it makes two senior hires.

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Cbus launches financial advice offering

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Superannuation fund Cbus has announced it will offer a financial advice offering for its members and their partners called Advice Essentials Plus.

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FAAA embraces ASIC’s ‘workable’ FSG solution

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ASIC’s relief measures enabling advisers to rely on website disclosure information instead of providing a Financial Services Guide has been welcomed by the industry association.

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CFS finalises decision on RLAM/Ironbark funds

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CFS has finalised its decision on the future of two RLAM funds on its platform after Ironbark Asset Management opted to agree to new investment managers.

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ASIC urges cyber security to be ‘top of mind’

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ASIC chair Joe Longo has told AFSLs that putting in place cyber protections should be “top of mind” as they manage their businesses, and flagged the weaknesses demonstrated by RI Advice.

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ESG and sustainable fund flows improve in Q3

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Investors in Australia and New Zealand allocated US$640 million to sustainable funds in the third quarter of 2024, reversing outflows of US$555 million in the previous quarter.

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Macquarie and Equity Trustees caught up in Shield investigation

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ASIC has said it is exploring whether there are concerns regarding Macquarie and Equity Trustees for hosting platforms where investors rolled over their superannuation into the Shield Master Fund.

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