NEWS AND RESEARCH

11 October 2024 Comments
Insignia Financial staff are to trial a four-day work week among multiple benefits agreed through a new enterprise agreement.
Financial advice software DASH Technology Group has received a further $10 million investment from Bailador Technology Investments to fund its…
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of a $250 million Sydney fund manager, one of two AFSL cancellations announced by the corporate regulator.
Almost three-quarters of asset management chief executives globally are worried a lack of talent will negatively impact their growth, according to…
The FAAA has told a parliamentary joint committee that instituting a financial literacy test could help ensure clients avoid being misclassfied as…
International equity ETFs continue to encompass the lion’s share of the broader Australian ETF industry’s growth, with the segment accounting for 60…
 

INVESTMENT INSIGHTS

FINANCIAL PLANNING

Insignia Financial staff are to trial a four-day work week among multiple benefits agreed through a new enterprise agreement....

Financial advice software DASH Technology Group has received a further $10 million investment from Bailador Technology Investments to fund its acquisition of Integrated P...

The FAAA has told a parliamentary joint committee that instituting a financial literacy test could help ensure clients avoid being misclassfied as wholesale cinvestrs....

ASIC has shared data on its licensing activity during the 2023–24 financial year, including how many were cancelled or suspended....

Australia’s largest financial advice licensee has led adviser growth over the past week, while 15 new entrants joined the industry....

PEOPLE & PRODUCTS

4 October 2024

The financial services technology company has appointed two non-executive directors following its AGM earlier this year, where it flagged it would embark on a board renew...

18 September 2024

Several wealth management companies have been selected as finalists at the inaugural awards, which champions those who have transformed the Australian economy with their ...

17 September 2024

Money Management’s sister brand Super Review is pleased to reveal that over 120 finalists will compete for trophies at this year’s awards....

12 September 2024

The principal partner of this year’s Women in Finance Summit has said organisations that practise inclusivity are more likely to build trust in the community....

11 September 2024

Both Schroders and abrdn have appointed new group chief executives to lead their respective firms....

FUNDS MANAGEMENT

Betashares has shared the top 10 ETFs which saw the largest inflows in September, with one asset class seeing triple the volume of inflows compared to the second-highest ...

The chief executive of Pacific Current Group has told its shareholders that the firm is “flush with cash” after numerous divestments and is planning an estimated $300 mil...

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of a $250 million Sydney fund manager, one of two AFSL cancellations announced by the corporate regulator....

Almost three-quarters of asset management chief executives globally are worried a lack of talent will negatively impact their growth, according to KPMG....

International equity ETFs continue to encompass the lion’s share of the broader Australian ETF industry’s growth, with the segment accounting for 60 per cent of quarterly...

SUPERANNUATION

29 August 2024

While all MySuper products successfully passed the latest performance test, trustee-directed products encountered difficulties....

25 July 2024

As part of its executive leadership refresh, Insignia has appointed Dave Woodall as its chief executive for superannuation....

18 July 2024
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Analysis by Chant West of the annual performance of growth superannuation funds has uncovered which ones see the best performance....

9 July 2024

Nominations and submissions have opened for this year’s Super Fund of the Year Awards for two individual categories....

3 July 2024
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Australian Super, which has $315 billion in member assets and 3.3 million members, has shared its annual returns for the FY23-24....

LIFE/RISK

Policy and advocacy specialist Benjamin Marshan has left the Council of Australian Life Insurers after less than a year, having joined in March from the Financial Plannin...

The declining volume of risk advisers meant KPMG has found a rising lapse rate for insurance policies arranged by independent financial advisers, particularly in the TPD ...

The Life Insurance Code of Practice has transferred from the Financial Services Council to the Council of Australian Life Insurers....

The firm has announced it will no longer be writing new life insurance policies in the retail advised and corporate group insurance channels, citing a declining market an...

ASIC has issued its first interim stop order on two life insurance products from ClearView Life for DDO failures....

ACCOUNTING

28 August 2022

Australian Ethical has reported its net profit after tax (NPAT) fell 15% to $9.6 million for the year ended 30 June, while its underlying profit after tax (UPAT) declined...

25 August 2022

Insignia Financial has announced a 59% increase in its underlying net profit after tax (UNPAT) to $234.5 million in FY22....

3 February 2022

Having completed their educational qualifications, those advisers who remain in the industry are reporting being “run off their feet” with new clients....

29 September 2019

With October being Mental Health Month, it’s a good opportunity for people in the profession to look out for each other’s mental health....

28 May 2019

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has rejected an application by a former tax agent to stay a Tax Practitioners Board decision to terminate his registration with the ma...

POLICY & REGULATION

The Governance Institute has said ASIC’s governance arrangements are no longer “fit for purpose” in a time when financial markets are quickly innovating and cyber crime b...

Compliance professionals working in financial services are facing burnout risk as higher workloads, coupled with the ever-changing regulation, place notable strain on sta...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his third budget, outlining the government’s macroeconomic forecasts and changes to superannuation....

The central bank has announced its latest rate decision amid stubborn inflation and increasing geopolitical tension....

Government has introduced a bill to Parliament to legislate the first stream of the QAR reforms....

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