Adviser focus prompts platform cash flow jump for AMP

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Net cash flow on AMP’s platforms saw a substantial jump in the last quarter to $740 million, while its new digital advice offering boosted flows to superannuation and investment.

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Insignia updates on 2 PE bidders

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Insignia Financial has provided an update on the status of its private equity bidders as an initial six-week due diligence period comes to an end.

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‘Beyond opportunistic’: Judge details former adviser’s $4.4m theft

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A judge has detailed how individuals lent as much as $1.1 million each to former financial adviser Anthony Del Vecchio, only learning when they contacted his employer that nothing had ever been invested.

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Mason Stevens CEO on its PE-fuelled growth trajectory

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Having rejected the possibility of an IPO, Mason Stevens’ CEO details why the wealth platform went down the PE route and how it intends to accelerate its growth ambitions in financial advice.

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Challenging markets hit Australian Ethical FUM

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Ethical investment manager Australian Ethical has cited the ongoing challenging market environment for its modest decrease in assets over the latest quarter.

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Positive HUB24 tailwinds to fall away in FY26: Morningstar

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Despite reporting strong quarterly results, Morningstar forecasts initial tailwinds benefiting the platform in recent years are likely to fall away for HUB24 in the next financial year.

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Clime IM continues hiring spree with independent director

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Clime Investment Management has welcomed an independent director to its board, which follows a series of recent appointments at the company.

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Former Victorian adviser sentenced after $4.4m theft

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A former Victorian financial adviser has been sentenced after stealing $4.4 million from clients, family and friends to feed his “raging gambling addiction”.

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Centrepoint Alliance acquires super fund advice book

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Advice licensee Centrepoint Alliance has acquired the financial advice book of superannuation fund Brighter Super and will become the preferred partner to provide advice to its members.

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Aussie fund managers underestimating challenges in ETF launches

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Commentators have said Australian fund managers are less knowledgeable compared with overseas peers when it comes to expanding their range with ETFs and underestimating the competition from passive strategies.

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