Insignia managed account FUM hits $10bn

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Managed account solutions at Insignia Financial have hit $10 billion in funds under management as it adds 11 model portfolios to Expand.

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EBC Financial Group sees ‘immense potential’ in Aussie HNWs

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The global financial services firm has taken on a second AFSL as it looks to capitalise on the high-net-worth market in Australia.

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Clime IM appoints 4 amid cost-cutting ‘scrutiny’

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Clime IM has made four appointments amid a strict cost-cutting strategy to reduce executive overheads, following the resignation of three non-executive directors last week.

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The FASEA lessons for future privacy reforms

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The advice industry’s experience with the disbanded FASEA regime should be a harbinger for any possible review and funding of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner under new privacy laws.

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Unadvised Australians held back by cost and trust

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Advised Australians are twice as likely to be happy with their financial situations than unadvised consumers, according to Generation Life, but cost and trust are holding unadvised ones back.

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Are fund managers abandoning sustainability?

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As ESG and sustainable funds continue to suffer outflows and the regulator cracks down on greenwashing, there has been a notable downturn in the number of launches and staff hires in this area.

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HUB24 reports ‘strong start’ to FY25 inflows

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HUB24 has seen a 44 per cent rise in quarterly platform net inflows during the first three months of FY25, while adviser numbers rose 17 per cent.

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GSFM welcomes new retail business head

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The fund manager has appointed a new head to lead its retail business, replacing Stephen Fletcher who has moved into a newly created role at Munro Partners.

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Zenith appoints group head of research

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Zenith Investment Partners has appointed an experienced research executive as its new group head of research following the departure of Bronwen Moncrieff.

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Is ASIC in a ‘cold war’ against self-licensing?

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With a quarter of AFSLs being held by single authorised representatives, is the rise of self-licensing and market fragmentation making it harder for ASIC to monitor the steadily growing number of licensees?

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