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NEWS AND RESEARCH
With the final tally for FY25 now confirmed, how many advisers left during the financial year and how does it compare to the previous year?
HUB24 has appointed Matt Willis from Vanguard as an executive general manager of platform growth to strengthen the platform’s relationships with…
Investment manager Drummond Capital Partners has announced a raft of adviser-focused updates, including a practice growth division, relaunched…
When it comes to M&A activity, the share of financial buyers such as private equity firms in Australia fell from 67 per cent to 12 per cent in…
Kaplan Professional has launched a new Financial Adviser Accelerator Suite to prepare new entrants and early-career advisers for the profession.
Infrastructure assets are well-positioned to hedge against global uncertainty and can enhance the diversification of traditional portfolios with…
TOP PERFORMING FUNDS
ACS FIXED INT - AUSTRALIA/GLOBAL BOND
Fund name
3y(%)pa
1
DomaCom DFS Mortgage
88.01 3 y p.a(%)
2
Global X 21Shares Bitcoin ETF
72.60 3 y p.a(%)
3
Global X GlobalX FANG+ ETF
44.46 3 y p.a(%)
4
Pengana High Conviction Equities B
39.12 3 y p.a(%)
5
Pengana High Conviction Equities A
39.05 3 y p.a(%)
INVESTMENT INSIGHTS
EQUITIES
Australian Ethical Investment has announced the resignation of Andy Gracey, a portfolio manager and 20-year veteran of the firm....
Global asset manager Robeco has expanded its Australian fund management team with an equity appointment....
More than half of the top 20 most popular shares bought by advised investors during the first half of 2025 were ETFs, according to AUSIEX data....
For the 2025 financial year, all but one listed advice licensee has reported double-digit share price growth – but which licensee has seen the best performance and what a...
Australian investors have made “extraordinary” flows into managed funds since the start of the year, more than 20 times the same period a year ago. ...
FIXED INCOME
Fixed income managers have shared how they are reacting to rising intermediary demand for bonds, and whether they are likely to expand their ranges into private credit. ...
With a distribution partnership agreed in May, Bennelong Funds Management has announced it will offer the Allspring Global Income Fund to Australian investors....
With US$1.5 trillion in private credit expected to be held by wealthy clients by 2029, a report has explored the best ways asset managers can take advantage of this trend...
As fixed income markets evolve, advisers are questioning how to deliver consistent income, manage downside risk, and diversify exposures, all while navigating an uncertai...
While the last several months have seen increased market volatility, particularly in the US, advisers said there are multiple reasons why there has been an increase in de...
MANAGED ACCOUNTS
Investment manager Drummond Capital Partners has announced a raft of adviser-focused updates, including a practice growth division, relaunched manager research capabiliti...
Pinnacle Investment Management has made a strategic investment in private capital investment firm FinCap to support a new managed accounts platform....
Ascalon Capital has continued its raid of research houses with three appointments from Zenith, Evidentia and Lonsec, while Drummond Capital Partners has appointed a head ...
Private markets funds entering Australia led to increased ratings demand at Lonsec Research and Ratings in FY25, while Evidentia Group saw FUM approach $30 billion post-m...
AMP’s platform has seen net cash flow increase 63 per cent in Q2, while its superannuation and investment division returned to positive cash flow for the first time since...
FINANCIAL PLANNING
With the final tally for FY25 now confirmed, how many advisers left during the financial year and how does it compare to the previous year?...
HUB24 has appointed Matt Willis from Vanguard as an executive general manager of platform growth to strengthen the platform’s relationships with industry stakeholders....
Investment manager Drummond Capital Partners has announced a raft of adviser-focused updates, including a practice growth division, relaunched manager research capabiliti...
When it comes to M&A activity, the share of financial buyers such as private equity firms in Australia fell from 67 per cent to 12 per cent in the last financial year. ...
Kaplan Professional has launched a new Financial Adviser Accelerator Suite to prepare new entrants and early-career advisers for the profession....
PEOPLE & PRODUCTS
Momentum Media’s wealth publishing network is pleased to announce the launch of the annual Australian Wealth Management Summit 2025. ...
Trustee and fund administration platform MSC Group has promoted Shelley Brown as its chief operations officer, having successfully completed the integration of the Certan...
Australian Unity’s group managing director and chief executive has announced his plans to retire at the end of the year after two decades leading the company....
TAL has appointed a senior manager for investment strategy and portfolio management who joins from a lead role at AIA....
Global wealth management platform FNZ has appointed a new group head of APAC, while boutique investment manager TWC Invest welcomes a chief technology officer....
FUNDS MANAGEMENT
Infrastructure assets are well-positioned to hedge against global uncertainty and can enhance the diversification of traditional portfolios with their evergreen character...
Volatility in US markets means currency is becoming a critical decision factor in Australian investors’ ETF selection this year....
Clime Investment Management is overhauling the selection process for its APLs, with managing director Michael Baragwanath describing the threat of a product failure affec...
Global X will expand its ETF range of exchange-traded funds next month with a low-cost Australian equity product as it chases ambitions of becoming a top issuer of ETFs i...
Flows into Australasian sustainable funds have moved back into outflow territory in the second quarter of 2025 driven by US$400 million in redemptions from passive funds....
SUPERANNUATION
Data and technology provider Novigi has acquired Iress’ superannuation consulting and managed services business from Apex Group. ...
AMP is to launch a digital advice service to provide retirement advice to members of its AMP Super Fund, in partnership with Bravura Solutions. ...
Unveiling its performance for the calendar year 2024, AMP has noted a “careful” investment in bitcoin futures proved beneficial for its superannuation members....
SuperRatings has shared the median estimated return for balanced superannuation funds for the calendar year 2024, finding the year achieved “strong and consistent positiv...
The second tranche of DBFO reforms has received strong support from superannuation funds and insurers, with a new class of advisers aimed to support Australians with thei...
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
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...
Insignia Financial has announced a 59% increase in its underlying net profit after tax (UNPAT) to $234.5 million in FY22....
Having completed their educational qualifications, those advisers who remain in the industry are reporting being “run off their feet” with new clients....
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....
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 Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has lowered rates to a level not seen since mid-2023....
Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones has shared further details on the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes reforms including modernising best ...
The Federal Court has found a company director guilty of operating unregistered managed investment schemes and carrying on a financial services business without holding a...
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...
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