KARREN VERGARA   Australian financial advisers can potentially work in New Zealand without meeting the country's qualifications as early as 15 March 2021.ELIZA BAVIN   HUB24 announced a series of significant transactions, including plans to acquire Xplore Wealth and the sale of its financial advice business.

KANIKA SOOD   An activist shareholder is asking for a cost review at Magellan's biggest client, St James Place. But the risk to Magellan is low, says Credit Suisse.KANIKA SOOD   Northern Trust Asset Management has snagged a $5 billion allocation as Vanguard reverses from special mandates in Australia and New Zealand.

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   Some retail AMP Life customers received a steep premium increase on their income protection policies recently.KARREN VERGARA   OnePath has won a group insurance mandate for a well-known football association, replacing Resolution Life.

ELIZA BAVIN   A fourth SMSF auditor has been deregistered for misusing an SMSF Auditor Number (SAN) as the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) continues its crackdown on SAN misuse.ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   A self-managed super fund has had a request for more information from Ardent Leisure, the owner of Dreamworld, over the Thunder River Rapids deaths in 2016 thrown out.

BENJAMIN ONG   The Australian recession is over, if Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Guy Debelle is to be believed.BENJAMIN ONG   The state's reopening will unleash Victorian households' pent-up demand and revive consumer spending that, in turn, lifts business revenues, profits and employment. This virtuous Victorian circle would have positive flow-on effects on the whole entire Australian nation - and just in time for yuletide shopping season at that.

ANNABELLE DICKSON   ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester brought to light discrepancies in Daniel Crennan's resignation statement in front of a senate hearing, clarifying the dates that he found out about the issues that led to his resignation.ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   The Victims of Financial Fraud (VOFF) group have written to senators slamming ASIC chair James Shipton for ignoring their requests for help but finding "time to submerge his own head in the trough allegedly at taxpayer expense".

ELIZA BAVIN   The head of distribution at Powerwrap has moved into a new executive role at Insync Funds Management.ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   Kiwi investment bank Jarden is continuing to grow its Australian team, with a new appointment from Goldman Sachs.

KANIKA SOOD   The asset consultant is looking for overseas clients, and hopes Aussie platforms will make it easier to work with local emerging institutional clients.KANIKA SOOD   Northern Trust Asset Management has snagged a $5 billion allocation as Vanguard reverses from special mandates in Australia and New Zealand.

KARREN VERGARA   The Australian Stock Exchange has pushed back the CHESS replacement date by another year to April 2023.KANIKA SOOD   Aware Super is implementing a new suite of technology products that will allow it to in-source member experience, including administration, so far done by Mercer.

KANIKA SOOD   When it comes to investing his own money, Magellan's chief executive Brett Cairns likes to go back to his roots in science.KANIKA SOOD   A Sydney real estate fund manager has established a private wealth division, as it sees opportunities to snap up new assets for syndicates of wealthy investors.