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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager.
In the run-up to heavy losses expected at the end of the financial year, June has already reported consecutive weeks of adviser losses.
Bentham Asset Management has become the latest fund manager to expand its distribution team as it reports increased interest in its credit strategies…
L1 Capital, which is in talks to merge with Platinum Asset Management, has indicated it will be voting against a deal to convert a Platinum LIC into…
Evidentia Group has hired a head of quantitative investments who joins the investment firm and managed account provider from AMP.
ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam.
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Global X 21Shares Bitcoin ETF
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INVESTMENT INSIGHTS
EQUITIES
Trading platform AUSIEX has shared the most bought individual ASX share by advised investors in May as well as by advised self-managed superannuation funds....
An active ETF run by InvestSMART is changing its mandate to include exposure to global equities as it believes growth opportunities have become harder to find in Australi...
Australian equity ETFs attracted record inflows of $3.2 billion in 1Q25, while heightened volatility led to a decline in flows for global equity ETFs, according to Vangua...
The failure of a clinical trial by biotech firm Opthea has caused shares in its backer Regal Partners to decline 52 per cent year-to-date and hit its funds under manageme...
January saw $4.6 billion in inflows into ETFs, according to Betashares, with four Australian funds seeing the largest monthly inflows. ...
FIXED INCOME
Bentham Asset Management has become the latest fund manager to expand its distribution team as it reports increased interest in its credit strategies. ...
Advisers are eager to increase their fixed income allocations but ETF provider VanEck believes there is a section within the asset class that is being overlooked in the s...
Over 20 per cent of advisers plan to increase their allocations to private equity and credit in the next six months as they grow bearish on US and Australian equities. ...
Managing director of credit and fixed income, Michael Korber, is set to retire after more than 20 years with Perpetual and the firm has promoted an internal successor....
AUSIEX has completed its acquisition of fixed income provider FIIG Holdings, aiming to increase the number of products and services it offers for advisers....
MANAGED ACCOUNTS
Evidentia Group has hired a head of quantitative investments who joins the investment firm and managed account provider from AMP....
Netwealth has added a series of multi-asset separately managed accounts from Activam to its platform. ...
Fidelity International has worked in tandem with Australian wealth manager Emanuel Whybourne & Loehr to launch an actively managed global equities strategy aimed at finan...
With BlackRock recently combining both private and public markets in a single managed account for US investors, commentators explore the challenges and opportunities of d...
With a rising number of licensees opting for bespoke managed accounts, a panel of experts has shared what firms need to know before going down the custom route....
FINANCIAL PLANNING
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...
In the run-up to heavy losses expected at the end of the financial year, June has already reported consecutive weeks of adviser losses....
ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...
ASIC has sent warning notices to social media finfluencers who it suspects are providing unlicensed financial advice to Australians as part of a global crackdown by inter...
Financial advisers may be encouraged to work with multiple generations amid the intergenerational wealth transfer, but the FAAA has warned it can cause behavioural confli...
PEOPLE & PRODUCTS
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....
Momentum Media’s wealth brands are hosting Election 2025, an exclusive event examining the federal election’s impact on the economy, financial advice, and superannuation ...
FUNDS MANAGEMENT
Bentham Asset Management has become the latest fund manager to expand its distribution team as it reports increased interest in its credit strategies. ...
L1 Capital, which is in talks to merge with Platinum Asset Management, has indicated it will be voting against a deal to convert a Platinum LIC into an ETF. ...
Evidentia Group has hired a head of quantitative investments who joins the investment firm and managed account provider from AMP....
Fidelity International has worked in tandem with Australian wealth manager Emanuel Whybourne & Loehr to launch an actively managed global equities strategy aimed at finan...
GQG Partners has reported net inflows of US$1.4 billion in May, its fifth consecutive month of inflows reaching more than US$1 billion....
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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