Following Lonsec’s acquisition of Implemented Portfolios in 2022, the research partner has announced the newly created role of executive director adviser sales and service.

Investors are the most underweight to equities relative to bonds since the Global Financial Crisis as fears of a credit crunch drive up fixed income allocations.

Following a strategic review of its business, Iress has made changes to its senior leadership teams, launched a new innovations division and announced a 10 per cent headcount reduction.

Indexing the $3 million threshold and using actual earnings to calculate tax are among suggestions from associations to the Treasury super concession consultation, described as a “tax grab” in its current form.

Despite the early-year rebound in the equities market and expectations of an easing in monetary policy conditions, equities and long-term bonds remain out of favour with global asset managers.

Hundreds of consumers with Dixon Advisory complaints are still waiting for updates months later as AFCA awaits the introduction of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort before assessing them.

Research from Rainmaker Information has found investors could potentially make more money by investing in managed investment products experiencing net outflows over chasing returns in popular funds.

Pengana has announced a joint venture with investment manager Washington H Soul Pattinson in the hope of democratising access to private credit for non-institutional investors.

The financial group has announced the acquisition of Enlightened Financial Solutions, a leader in the use of video SOAs that would be leveraged across the group.

Michelle Russo, former head of wealth customer resolution at ANZ, has joined DASH as a chief operating officer, along with nine other hires.