Magellan achieves consistent AUM growth

Magellan/funds-under-management/

Magellan Financial Group has reported a consecutive monthly AUM increase for only the second time in the FY24–25 financial year.

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Selfwealth acquirer raises $123m to accelerate Aussie expansion

selfwealth/financial-advice/australia/

With the Selfwealth acquisition under its belt, APAC investment platform Syfe has shared how it is investing in a hybrid financial advice model to target mass affluent Australians.

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Wealth management players confirm senior hires

financial-advice/Affinia/hires/appointments/

National licensee Capstone Financial Planning has welcomed an executive manager for growth and development, while wealth manager Cameron Harrison has brought a new chair on board.

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Relative Return Insider: Weak GDP, rate cut expectations, and global tensions

Podcast/Relative-Return/

In this week’s episode of Relative Return Insider, AMP chief economist Shane Oliver joins the show to unpack Aus

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Wealth managers face imminent ‘flight risk’ of next-gen clients and advisers

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Wealth management is facing a “fundamental transformation” as 81 per cent of next-gen inheritors have said they will likely switch away from their parents’ wealth manager, while one in four advisers are looking to switch jobs.

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What would protect investors in private market funds?

private-credit/private-markets/ASIC/research-houses/sqm-research/

Reacting to ASIC’s public and private markets discussion paper, research houses BondAdviser and SQM Research have detailed how they believe investors can be better protected from the risks of these funds.

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Melbourne v Sydney: Which has the most sustainable investors?

stockspot/ESG/sustainable-investing/

Stockspot data has uncovered the top Australian suburbs boasting the greatest percentage of sustainable investors for financial advisers targeting these clients.

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Netwealth confirms chair successor ahead of Antonie’s exit

netwealth/chair/appointment/

Netwealth’s chair Tim Antonie is set to depart after a decade spent on the board, with the firm naming his successor who will take up the position this September.

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Schroders updates active ETF range in response to feedback

ETFs/active-ETFs/Schroders/global-equities/

Schroders has listed an active ETF version of the Global Core Fund while making fee and distribution changes to its existing Real Return Active ETF in response to investor feedback.

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Acadian launches EM fund for wholesale investors

emerging-markets/wholesale/global-equities/Acadian/

Acadian Asset Management has launched an emerging markets equity fund for wholesale investors and intends to add it to platforms in due course.

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