Submissions open for Super Fund of the Year Awards 2024

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

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Robeco launches sustainable-focused fund range

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Robeco has launched two new equity strategies and transitioned two of its existing fixed income funds to give investors greater exposure to the sustainable transition.

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Adviser’s non-compliant SOA problems broken down by ASIC

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Details have been shared regarding the failures in an adviser’s non-compliant statements of advice which led to a three-year ban as well as how improvements in his behaviour saw it reduced by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

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‘Much too high’: FAAA advocates further ASIC levy reduction

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While ASIC’s estimated FY24 levy only saw a slight $60 rise per adviser compared to the previous year, FAAA’s Sarah Abood believes it is still too high for a shrinking industry.

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BT spotlights advisers’ top concerns

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Over three-quarters of financial advisers say they struggle with staff recruitment, according to BT, as it rounds up the top 10 challenges which plague the industry.

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How much do advice practices spend on tech?

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Investment Trends has uncovered the annual average technology spend of financial advice firms and how advisers are adopting artificial intelligence in their everyday processes.

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National licensee makes BDM hire to boost future growth

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National advice group Bombora Advice has appointed David Mounsey in the newly created role of business growth and development manager to drive future growth, particularly in the risk space.

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Aussie ETF assets break through $200bn mark

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Strong inflows from international equity ETFs have helped accelerate Australian ETF assets under management to above $200 billion, Vanguard data shows.

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Capital Group - Best Fixed Income Asset Manager at the inaugural Australian Wealth Management Awards

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The ‘once in a generation’ platform opportunity

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The rise of self-licensed financial advisers is creating a “once in a generation” opportunity for platforms as they are prompted to select their platform of choice for the first time.

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