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Life insurer chief executives step down, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
Acenda Group is set to welcome a group chief executive, as Kent Griffin and Tim Tez announce their departures. Former Westpac executive Chris de Bruin has been appointed chief executive of Acenda Group, subject to regulatory approvals of the merger ...

Global X scales higher on the ETF issuer podium

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
Global X has climbed the ranks of Australia's largest ETF issuers, overtaking State Street, having vaulted its assets under management (AUM) past the $10 billion mark. Global X chief executive Alex Zaika said the firm has leapfrogged State Street and ...

Pacific Current Group appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
A former super fund chief executive is becoming chair of Pacific Current Group (PAC). Justin Arter has been named as the incoming chair of the ASX-listed multi-boutique manager. He will commence on July 1, succeeding Tony Robinson who has served on ...

Firms rebuffing AFCA determinations should be named: FAAA, professional bodies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) and four other professional bodies are urging the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) to name and shame financial firms that fail to follow through on a determination as more than 60 have ...

IFM Investors chief of staff exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
The chief of staff at IFM Investors has departed after nine months in the role. Amara Haqqani was appointed as IFM Investors' inaugural chief of staff in September 2024. At the time, IFM Investors said she would be "supporting cross-organisational collaboration ...

Inheritance dissatisfaction an advice opportunity: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
Most high-net-worth (HNW) inheritors are unhappy with how they have used their inherited capital, presenting an opportunity for financial advisers. As the $3.5 trillion great wealth transfer kicks off, Capital Group surveyed 600 HNW individuals across ...

ETF Shares to bolster sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
Australian exchange-traded fund start-up ETF Shares will accelerate its push into the local market following the appointment of Will Taylor as chief operating officer. Taylor, who landed from Global X, will report to chief executive Cliff Man and oversee ...

Netwealth chair to retire, successor appointed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
Netwealth chair Tim Antonie, who's served as chair of the wealth management platform since February 2021, will retire from the board at the end of August. Antonie's successor is a former Future Fund board member who was appointed as an independent non-executive ...

Retirement confidence highest since 2020: SSGA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
Despite persisting cost-of-living pressures, economic uncertainty, and heightened retirement costs, retirement confidence has increased from 24% in 2023 to 33% in 2025. Australia now sits just behind the US (34%) as one of the most optimistic countries ...

Franklin Templeton, Pendal funds shutter

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
Franklin Templeton has shuttered two of its funds this month, while Pendal will terminate one of its funds in August. Responsible entity Franklin Templeton Australia Limited (FTAL) has closed both the ClearBridge RARE Emerging Markets Fund and Martin ...