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AMP reports boost in IFA flows, mulls advice unit options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... half of the 2024 financial year, the wealth firm recorded a 33% year on year jump in IFA flows into its flagship North platform. North's managed portfolios reached $13 billion in AUM at the end of 2023. The platforms business made $90 million in ...

Challenger overhauls IT, awards mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... replacing Challenger Life's core annuity registry with global insurance system ALIP (Accenture Life Insurance and Annuity Platform) and providing new customer portals. The partnership is due to commence in FY25. Challenger expects the new technology ...

Macquarie profits tumble; long-serving executive exits

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... reported a 3% increase in total deposits to $135.6 billion. The home loan portfolio rose 3% to $117.9 billion, and funds on platform grew 6% to $132.8 billion. The business banking loan portfolio grew 6% to $15.5 billion, while the car loans portfolio ...

Rest invests in agriculture fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... Fund II portfolio is a "state-of-the art glasshouse tomato producer undertaking work expected to form the basis for a platform focused on the production of year-round produce in renewable energy powered facilities," plus a "major producer and supplier ...

Centric hires chief client officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... Centric's relationships with its clients and improve their overall experience. Centric is a Sydney-based wealth management platform and products designed to address Australia's "fractured fintech ecosystem". It is owned by Findex. Morris joins ...

Count drops $4.1m on SMSF services company

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... Sritharan said. "The existing synergies between Count and the management team at Solutions Centric will provide a strong platform for growth and support to the accounting and financial services industry in Australia." The acquisition is expected to complete ...

Prime to acquire boutique fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... distribution Harley Dalton said: "In Prime we have found the optimal long-term partner to leverage the alternative asset platform we have built over the last six years. Like Prime we share a client-focused culture. The support Prime offers, combined ...

SIX launches share platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
A former co-founder of Future Super has launched Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX), a share trading platform that combines activism and investing. SIX is co-founded by Adam Verwey, a former co-founder of Future Super, and Sophie Hall, an experienced ...

Insignia Financial names chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
Scott Hartley will succeed Renato Mota as chief executive of Insignia Financial, effective March 1. The appointment follows weeks of speculation, during which time Hartley was tipped most likely to nab the role. It will be a return of sorts for Hartley ...

Brite Advisors to be wound up

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... related entities operated in multiple countries, including Australia, US, UK, and Hong Kong. Its investment offering, Brite Platform, catered to self-invested personal pension providers.