Magellan’s Thomas to depart amid global equities simplification

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Magellan fund manager Nikki Thomas is to depart next month as the firm reviews its range of global equity funds and transitions her High Conviction fund.

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Women in Finance Summit 2025 launches

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The RBA assistant governor (business services) is set to speak at the Women in Finance Summit 2025, taking place this November.

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The shape of the Aussie ETF landscape in 2H25

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Having predicted three ETF trends for Australia at the start of this year, State Street has shared how these are tracking and whether Australia will successfully reach US$30 billion ETF inflows for 2025.

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Limited advice sector losses keeping advisers in the red

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While adviser numbers continue to slowly creep back up, the latest Wealth Data analysis reveals they would actually be in the green for the calendar year if it weren’t for so many losses in the limited advice space.

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Iress appoints C-suite exec to lead AI transformation

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Iress has appointed a chief AI officer to spearhead the fintech’s strategic focus on AI, with chief executive Marcus Price describing how the technology opens the doors to a “new frontier for wealth advice”.

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Smart beta ETF flows double to $1bn in July

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With 40 per cent of advice practices looking to increase their ETF usage, the next frontier being embraced is smart beta ETFs with flows doubling in July, providers have said.

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Why do advisers leave a firm after their PY?

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A quarter of advisers who commenced on the FAR within the last two years have already switched licensees or practices, adding validity to practice owners’ professional year (PY) concerns of exits.

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Alts veteran joins ECCM advisory board

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Sydney-based alternative fund manager East Coast Capital Management has formed its first advisory council as it enters its next phase of growth.

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Relative Return Insider: RBA finally makes long-awaited cut – what’s next for rates?

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In this week’s episode of Relative Return Insider, hosts Maja Garaca Djurdjevic and Keith Ford take a look at th

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Large AFSLs see significant growth amid advice consolidation

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The shift in scale and consolidation has led to substantial growth in large privately owned licensees, which have tipped past 20 per cent of advisers for the first time to make up 28.3 per cent of the industry.

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