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ASIC prevails in landmark case against BPS Financial

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
... products and that providers need to hold a licence," Longo said. "These proceedings should send a message to the crypto industry that their products will continue to be scrutinised by ASIC to ensure consumers are protected and that they comply with regulatory ...

ART names advice and education leads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... development in February 2019. Previously, he worked in senior growth, relationship, and business development roles at Rest Industry Super, ING Australia and, most recently, Media Super. In 2023, he joined the boards of Sunsuper Financial Services and ...

Men, women in same occupation drive pay gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
A whopping 80% of the gender pay gap can be attributed to women being paid less than men within the same occupation, a new economic analysis shows. After analysing tax data, economic research organisation E61 Institute compared men and women of similar ...

Rainmaker Information names research head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... as those of parent company ISS STOXX. Ramrakha brings more than 30 years' experience in Australia's financial services industry, most recently as director, manager selection at Morningstar Australia, a role he held for close to three years. Prior to ...

Insignia FUM grows by $11bn, completes platform migration

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... through this transitionary period," he said. The migration was the largest single wrap migration in the Australian platform industry. Completed at the end of March, the migration saw 94,000 client accounts move from MLC Wrap, MLC Navigator and associated ...

Poor investment governance costly for asset owners, members: KPMG, Frontier

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... according to a joint report by KPMG and Frontier Advisors. The report, which surveyed 22 asset owners in the local investment industry representing $800 billion in total assets, indicated that in superannuation terms, a new worker aged 25 starting to ...

Vanguard Super lowers fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... cost options for Australians across a range of ages and superannuation balances, and more than 30% lower cost than the industry average," Vanguard Investments Australia managing director Daniel Shrimski said. The Lifecycle option automatically adjusts ...

Franklin Templeton to build advanced financial AI platform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... The global investment manager said the partnership marked a significant step toward transforming the financial services industry. The platform will use composable business applications to help Franklin Templeton rapidly embed AI in its processes and ...

Aussies underestimate life insurance's importance: Investment Trends

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... holding life insurance, it's often seen as less integral than other financial tools. This underscores the need for the industry to bolster the perceived value of life insurance in one's financial portfolio," Investment Trends head of research Irene Guiamatsia ...

AMP Advice partners with BlackRock and Lonsec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... required scale to benefit from them. That's why we've partnered with BlackRock and Lonsec to pave the way forward with an industry-leading solution that addresses many of the traditional barriers to adoption - including personalisation, incumbency, and ...