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Advisers put faith in global equities, small caps in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... performance of global equities, with 39% predicting the asset class will perform the best over the period. Further, 20% of advisers plan to increase allocations to the asset class in the next six months. However, despite the bullish outlook, advisers ...

Super funds 'playing to their strengths' in private markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
Super funds are proving a good case study for investing in private assets, according to Morningstar's 2025 outlook. "Australia's super funds have successfully pioneered investment in asset classes such as unlisted infrastructure and property for decades ...

Macquarie fined $25m over 400 fake trades

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Macquarie Bank's London Branch (MBL) $25 million (£13m) for enabling one of its employees to record over 400 fictitious trades over a 20-month period. The fictitious trades also cost MBL an estimated ...

SMSFs surpass $1tn milestone

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
The latest statistics from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) show the total assets held within self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) hit $1.02 trillion at September end. The total SMSF members grew to 1,173,867 in over 630,000 SMSFs, with over ...

Can technology help advisers service the masses?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... must reckon with how to leverage technology to make this possible amidst the influx of wealth Australians do not know how to plan for, according to industry experts. A panel of experts from different branches of financial advice at the intelliflo roundtable ...

HPI calls Hostplus, Charter Hall takeover 'cheap'

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
Hostplus and Charter Hall have again extended their offer period to take over Hotel Property Investments (HPI), which pleaded with shareholders to reject the "cheap" and "half-empty" deal. HPI told shareholders that "$3.785 will be lucky to buy you ...

ASX says CHESS Release 2 costs to hit $320m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... misleading. The corporate regulator also alleged the statements implied the project was tracking to the ASX's announced project plan and was on track to meet future milestones, including to "go live" in April 2023. Earlier this month, the ASX provided ...

Bravura flags growth plans with leadership appointments

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
Bravura Solutions has named two senior appointments to deliver growth opportunities across the global pensions, superannuation, wealth, and transfer agency markets. Aaron Knowles has been appointed the global head of product management and marketing. ...

Investors plan to continue private markets love affair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
More than 50% of investors are expecting to increase their exposure to private markets over the next 18 months, with infrastructure and private debt managers expected to benefit most. That's according to bfinance's latest Global Asset Owner Survey ...

Adviser suspended over wrongful use of ROAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
A Matrix Planning Solutions adviser is suspended from providing advice for the next three months after failing to supply Statements of Advice (SOAs) where required. Ian Reid, the principal adviser at Temora's A&B Financial Planning, was suspended for ...