How women can harness ‘personal power’ in leadership

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Former federal MP Julia Banks insists that all women can use their personal power to advocate for a more inclusive workplace and support other women.

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PM Capital expands intermediary distribution team

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Fund manager PM Capital has expanded its intermediary distribution team in regional Australia with an appointment from State Street Global Advisors.

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3 ways AFSLs can improve their PY process

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As the number of new entrants to the industry passes 100 for FY25, ASIC reports that firms are finding it a positive experience and has highlighted three areas to improve the process.

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Combined AMP/Entireti practices to create mega licensee

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Once the AMP advice sale to Entireti is completed, the size of the combined licensees will be almost double that of the second-largest licensee Count, and the deal is being positively received by commentators and shareholders.

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How will advice divestment affect AMP North?

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With the exit of over 1,000 advisers from AMP, questions have been asked as to how this will affect assets on the North platform.

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Iress welcomes Insignia GM as super CEO

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Iress has appointed Insignia Financial’s former general manager of master trust and insurance products as its newest CEO of superannuation, who will take over from Paul Giles.

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Advisers neglecting active ETFs as launches fail to see momentum

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While ETFs are growing in popularity with advisers, there is a growing divide in demand between those which are index and active, and advisers are “unconvinced” by the active offerings.

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Federated Hermes makes Aussie distribution hire

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Federated Hermes has expanded its Australian and APAC distribution team with a newly created role.

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New advice entrants surpass 100 in FYTD

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More than 100 new entrants have joined the financial advice profession so far in FY25, according to Wealth Data analysis, while AMP’s exit from advice will create a licensee shake-up.

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Monthly outflows persist at Platinum

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Platinum Asset Management has shared its latest monthly update amid its turnaround strategy, with outflows continuing to impact its FUM.

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