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NEWS AND RESEARCH
As the year draws to a close, a new report has explored the key trends and areas of focus for financial advisers over the last 12 months.
Assured Support explores five tips to help financial advisers embed compliance into the heart of their business, with 2025 set to see further…
David Sipina has been sentenced to three years under an intensive correction order for his role in the unlicensed Courtenay House financial services.
As AFSLs endeavour to meet their breach reporting obligations, a legal expert has emphasised why robust documentation will prove fruitful,…
Zenith Investment Partners has welcomed a BDM focusing on adviser solutions in a series of appointments, while two asset managers have also confirmed…
Betashares has named the top Australian suburbs with the highest spare cash flow, shining a light on where financial advisers could eye out potential…
TOP PERFORMING FUNDS
ACS FIXED INT - AUSTRALIA/GLOBAL BOND
Fund name
3y(%)pa
1
Spire Oaktree Opportunities XI Second Close
61.07 3 y p.a(%)
2
Spire Oaktree Opportunities XI First Close USD
59.21 3 y p.a(%)
3
DomaCom Lot 21 Chellaston Road Munno Para West SA 5115 Australia
31.73 3 y p.a(%)
4
Fidante Credit Suisse Global Private Equity
30.15 3 y p.a(%)
5
DomaCom 4/27 Crombie Avenue Bundall QLD 4217 Australia
26.71 3 y p.a(%)
INVESTMENT INSIGHTS
EQUITIES
Six of the seven listed financial advice licensees have reported positive share price growth in 2024, with AMP and Insignia successfully reversing earlier losses. ...
An independent expert has ruled the Perpetual deal with KKR is no longer in the best interest of shareholders in light of the increased tax liabilities. ...
November proved to be a standout month for international equities, with these ETFs witnessing nearly double the flows of the next closest category....
A dozen high-profile female portfolio managers have joined forces on a new equities fund which will invest in companies that deliver solid financial returns and progress ...
OC Funds Management and PAN-Tribal Asset Management have both launched equity funds, investing in Australian mid-caps and global equities, respectively....
FIXED INCOME
Wealth manager JBWere has announced the launch of two fixed income strategies for wholesale clients, backed by UBS Asset Management. ...
Income Asset Management has hired former ASIC commissioner Danielle Press to its board as a non-executive director as it launches corporate bond ETFs....
Next year there are more reasons than most to start with a fresh perspective when it comes to reshaping investment strategies, writes Dan Farmer. ...
The investment giant has announced a $18 billion deal to acquire a leading US-based private credit manager, marking its third major alternatives deal this year....
Yarra Capital Management has received a top rating for its Enhanced Income Fund from research house Lonsec....
MANAGED ACCOUNTS
Colonial First State has announced a suite of dynamic investment solutions on the FirstChoice and Edge platforms to help investors navigate inflation and market volatilit...
With over half of advisers using managed accounts, HUB24’s head of managed portfolios has unpacked the benefits driving their usage and how they can be leveraged by advic...
Amid a growing appetite for alternatives, investment executives have shared questions advisers should consider when selecting a private markets product compared to their ...
Advisers will now be able to tap into global markets on the platform through international signature managed accounts from global managers like T. Rowe Price and Lazard. ...
Almost half of financial advice firms are still holding back from using managed accounts in their practice, Netwealth uncovers, despite the efficiency benefits they can o...
FINANCIAL PLANNING
As the year draws to a close, a new report has explored the key trends and areas of focus for financial advisers over the last 12 months....
Assured Support explores five tips to help financial advisers embed compliance into the heart of their business, with 2025 set to see further regulatory change....
David Sipina has been sentenced to three years under an intensive correction order for his role in the unlicensed Courtenay House financial services....
As AFSLs endeavour to meet their breach reporting obligations, a legal expert has emphasised why robust documentation will prove fruitful, particularly in the face of pot...
Betashares has named the top Australian suburbs with the highest spare cash flow, shining a light on where financial advisers could eye out potential clients....
PEOPLE & PRODUCTS
Zenith Investment Partners has welcomed a BDM focusing on adviser solutions in a series of appointments, while two asset managers have also confirmed new hires....
AMP non-executive director Kathleen Bailey-Lord and Iress non-executive director Susan Forrester have been appointed to the national board of the Australian Institute of ...
Wealth manager JBWere has announced the launch of two fixed income strategies for wholesale clients, backed by UBS Asset Management. ...
Firetrail Investments has confirmed the departure of four executives over the last quarter, including head of investment strategy Anthony Doyle....
Ares Management has announced a new offering aimed at providing Australian wholesale clients, investors access to its private equity investment strategies, anchored in se...
FUNDS MANAGEMENT
Grant Hackett has been promoted from CEO of Generation Life to head up the wider Generation Development Group....
Tribeca Investment Partners has made a distribution hire from Australian Ethical in a newly-created role focused on the national intermediary market....
Asset managers may be urged to diversify their product ranges, but investment executives have warned any M&A deal should avoid simply filling gaps and instead consider lo...
Specialist wealth platform provider Mason Stevens has become the latest target of an acquisition as it enters a binding agreement with a leading Sydney-based private equi...
Fund managers are entering 2025 with the most bullish sentiment since August 2021 and record high allocations to US equities, thanks to the incoming Trump administration....
SUPERANNUATION
The second tranche of DBFO reforms has received strong support from superannuation funds and insurers, with a new class of advisers aimed to support Australians with thei...
While all MySuper products successfully passed the latest performance test, trustee-directed products encountered difficulties....
As part of its executive leadership refresh, Insignia has appointed Dave Woodall as its chief executive for superannuation....
Analysis by Chant West of the annual performance of growth superannuation funds has uncovered which ones see the best performance....
Nominations and submissions have opened for this year’s Super Fund of the Year Awards for two individual categories....
LIFE/RISK
Policy and advocacy specialist Benjamin Marshan has left the Council of Australian Life Insurers after less than a year, having joined in March from the Financial Plannin...
The declining volume of risk advisers meant KPMG has found a rising lapse rate for insurance policies arranged by independent financial advisers, particularly in the TPD ...
The Life Insurance Code of Practice has transferred from the Financial Services Council to the Council of Australian Life Insurers....
The firm has announced it will no longer be writing new life insurance policies in the retail advised and corporate group insurance channels, citing a declining market an...
ASIC has issued its first interim stop order on two life insurance products from ClearView Life for DDO failures....
ACCOUNTING
Australian Ethical has reported its net profit after tax (NPAT) fell 15% to $9.6 million for the year ended 30 June, while its underlying profit after tax (UPAT) declined...
Insignia Financial has announced a 59% increase in its underlying net profit after tax (UNPAT) to $234.5 million in FY22....
Having completed their educational qualifications, those advisers who remain in the industry are reporting being “run off their feet” with new clients....
With October being Mental Health Month, it’s a good opportunity for people in the profession to look out for each other’s mental health....
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has rejected an application by a former tax agent to stay a Tax Practitioners Board decision to terminate his registration with the ma...
POLICY & REGULATION
Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones has shared further details on the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes reforms including modernising best ...
The Federal Court has found a company director guilty of operating unregistered managed investment schemes and carrying on a financial services business without holding a...
The Governance Institute has said ASIC’s governance arrangements are no longer “fit for purpose” in a time when financial markets are quickly innovating and cyber crime b...
Compliance professionals working in financial services are facing burnout risk as higher workloads, coupled with the ever-changing regulation, place notable strain on sta...
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his third budget, outlining the government’s macroeconomic forecasts and changes to superannuation....
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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....