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IOOF reveals first results as Insignia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
IOOF, now known as Insignia Financial, has delivered a firm first half result. The company reported underlying net profit after tax up 79% on the previous corresponding period, a gross margin of $778.4 million up 122% including a six-month contribution ...

FSC board adds Challenger chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
The Financial Services Council added the recently appointed chief executive of Challenger to its board. Nick Hamilton joins colleague Michelle Taylor, Challenger chief executive for people, corporate affairs and strategy, who was nominated to the board ...

Aussie CFPs move toward 5000

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
Australian Certified Financial Planners added 164 professionals to the fold last year, taking the total to nearly 5000. The Financial Planning Association of Australia, which is the certification body for the CFP designation in the country, recorded ...

International hiring spree: Robert Half

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
Recruitment firm Robert Half is reporting that there is fierce demand for international talent as Australia's borders open this week. Robert Half estimates that the shortfall of international talent from two years of closed borders will take at least ...

Resolution Capital to list active ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
From tomorrow, a new active ETF from Resolution Capital will represent the only actively managed portfolio of global listed property securities available on the ASX. The Resolution Capital Global Property Securities Fund ETF (ASX: RCAP) will list on ...

GigSuper folds, administrator takes over

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
Startup superannuation fund GigSuper is now in administration less than five years after it launched. DW Advisory was appointed as administrator on 10 December 2021. DW Advisory held a creditors' meeting on January 22 online, detailing the financial ...

Magellan promises better investment performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
After a turbulent six months, Magellan Financial Group acknowledged it needs to improve its investment performance. Releasing its half-year results this morning, Magellan interim chief executive Kirsten Morton assured investors that the "financial health ...

Advisers optimistic about revenue growth

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
Financial advisers are expecting a bumper year ahead, optimistic that revenue and operations will improve as lockdowns lift and pandemic worries ease. The majority of advisers canvassed by CoreData and Colonial First State expressed this sentiment ...

Challenger delivers strong result

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
Challenger delivered an upbeat half-year result, with assets under management and earnings growth. The company reported group assets under management of $115 billion, up 20%. Life sales were up 44% to $4.9 billion and life book growth was up 8.4% or ...

Managed accounts demand surges: BTFG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
Financial advisers' appetite for managed accounts solutions boomed in the December 2021 quarter, according to BT Financial Group. BT Panorama's surge in managed accounts funds under management to $10.4 billion, a 68% jump year on year, is testament ...