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Iress posts strong profit rebound, completes transformation program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... Iress attributed to the divestment of non-strategic assets - the most recent being its superannuation business sale to Apex Group following a strategic review last month. During the 2024 financial year, Iress divested three non-strategic businesses ...

Svava makes binding offer for Selfwealth, BFG given deadline to counter

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... at 28 cents per share. The new proposal is a 12% premium to the cash consideration of the $0.25 offer from Bell Financial Group (BFG). Selfwealth received a bid from BFG late last year, offering 22 cents for each of the platform's security - BFG's latest ...

Cost-of-living continues to rock retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... 40 said they will need $180,000 or over to achieve a comfortable retirement. However, Canstar data shows the highest paid group is males between the age of 35 and 44 at $103,955 - presenting a large disconnect between expectations and reality. CFS executive ...

SelfWealth juggles takeover bids

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
SelfWealth, the online trading platform, has provided an update as to the bidding war between Bell Financial Group (BFG) and Svava. In the latest turn of events, SelfWealth said it is "actively engaging" with Svava's proposal but reiterated that there ...

ASFA acts to remove First Nations access issues

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... The guidance note is developed in collaboration with the First Nations Foundation (FNF) and the Indigenous Super Working Group (ISWG) and aims to create a new standardised, culturally appropriate form and process for superannuation members to access ...

SMSF sector continues to grow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) traded more over the past year and the value of their holdings increased by 8.8%, according to the AUSIEX SMSF Under Advice report. The number of newly established SMSF trading accounts on the AUSIEX platform - across ...

Perennial beefs up sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... of industry experience to the role, he joins from Warakirri Asset Management. At the multi-boutique investment management group, Curtis looked after wholesale IFA and private wealth segments, family offices, and direct high-net-worth wholesale investors. ...

Super moves: Aware Super, CareSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... appointment follows that of Max Hamra who last month joined CareSuper as a responsible investment analyst arriving from Investor Group on Climate Change where he served as manager of corporate engagement for nine months. Before that, he held the same ...

David Paradice hires from Betashares

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... retail investment market," Yates previously worked in investment and business development roles at Leveraged, Macquarie Group and Canterbury Financial Solutions. The newly minted wholesale distribution lead said that at Betashares, he mainly looked after ...

Apex names country head and COO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Apex Group has expanded its Australian leadership team with two key appointments following its agreement to buy Iress's superannuation business. Nick Bradford has been named country head for Australia with Chris Stevens taking on the role of chief ...