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WT Financial's Investco makes acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
The joint venture between WT Financial (WTL) and Merchant Wealth - Investco - has announced a fresh acquisition and the establishment of its second "Hubco". Titan Advice Group (TAG) - which was formed as the first Hubco in April - has announced the ...

Economic growth has 'moderated': CommSec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
Western Australia has once again claimed the top spot in the latest CommSec State of the States report, leading the nation's economic performance rankings for a fourth consecutive quarter. South Australia also began 2025 with a bang, climbing from fourth ...

Praemium reports FUA increase to $64.3bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
Praemium has reported funder under administration (FUA) of $64.3 billion to 30 June 2025, marking an increase of 12%. Praemium's next generation IDPS Spectrum achieved quarterly net inflows of $339 million, resulting in FUA of $2.38 billion for the ...

Australian Ethical MySuper returns 10.5%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
Australian Ethical's MySuper option achieved 10.5% p.a. after fees in FY25. The super fund said the result demonstrates the strength of the ethical investment approach despite challenging markets. Some of its other options also saw double-digit ...

North inflows jump 60%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
AMP's North platform saw net inflows jump 60% in the last financial year, with $1.7 billion of client money reported in the June quarter. Total assets under management (AUM) for the platforms business, which includes Asgard platform products issued ...

Aware Super completes $1bn of acquisitions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
Aware Super has completed the acquisition of three super-prime office buildings in central London through its strategic partnership with Delancey Real Estate in the DARE platform, for a combined value of around $1.03 billion (£500m ). Aware Super said ...

AMP appoints sales lead for North

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
AMP has appointed a new head of national sales for North in a bid to strengthen the team and expand support for advisers across the country. Harry Georges has stepped into the role, bringing over 20 years of experience across advice, insurance, and ...

Most Hostplus options achieve double-digit returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
Hostplus returned close to 11% to its MySuper members in FY25, while its popular Indexed Balanced option delivered just over 12%. The Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option returned 10.81% to members, while the Indexed Balance option turned in 12.02%. Hostplus ...

MA Financial gives $200m to legal finance platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
MA Financial Group is providing a $200 million warehouse facility to JustFund to provide wider access to legal assistance for those going through divorce or separation. JustFund offers flexible finance based on a person's "likely relationship settlement" ...

Praemium scores mandate, sees FUA rise $6bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Praemium's administration solution Scope+ has been selected by Bell Financial Group to administer more than 2200 client portfolios. The partnership will see Praemium's funds under administration (FUA) grow by $6 billion to around $68 billion ...