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New chair named for Future Generation Global

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
Former Business Council of Australia leader Jennifer Westacott has been named the new chair of Future Generation Global (FGG). Westacott brings significant experience to the role, having worked as the chief executive of the Business Council of Australia ...

Young women report low financial literacy: NAB

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
Young Australian women are reporting lower financial literacy levels and are at greater risk of financial hardship, according to new NAB research. NAB's Financial hardship survey, revealed the most significant dip in financial literacy is seen in ...

Maple-Brown Abbott loses sales head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
Maple-Brown Abbott distribution head Duncan Hodnett has jumped across to a specialist middle-market corporate direct lending fund manager in the same role. Hodnett - who was with the boutique fund manager for almost four years - has joined Epsilon Direct ...

RIAA appoints co-chief executives to succeed O'Connor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) will be led by two chief executives across Australia and New Zealand from next month. Earlier this year, RIAA chief executive Simon O'Connor announced his intention to step down from the ...

Key advice reforms still coming, Jones promises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
Minister for financial services Stephen Jones has confirmed the government remains committed to removing Statements of Advice and the Safe Harbour Steps, as well as accelerating changes to education requirements to meet increased demand for advice. ...

Small, large entity regulation needs balance: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
As small financial institutions buckle under macroeconomic pressures, it is a fine balancing act to ensure that they don't suffer unnecessary regulatory burdens to avoid a similar scenario in the US with the collapse of regional banks, APRA says. ...

Insignia Financial finds buyer for Millennium3

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
WT Financial Group (WTL) will acquire Millennium3 Financial Services (M3) from Insignia Financial for $2 million. Under the deal, M3's 140 wealth and personal risk insurance advisers, operating in more than 75 privately owned practices across the ...

Colonial First State enhances FirstChoice with Elemnta

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
Colonial First State (CFS) rolled out a major enhancement to FirstChoice, reducing set-up time for new and existing accounts by up to 80%. CFS has worked with Elemnta to allow advisers to use existing client data via an integration with Xplan, reducing ...

Robo-adviser reaches US$50bn milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
While the local robo-advice industry flounders, Wealthfront has hit a record high of more than US$50 billion ($77bn) in assets under management, catering to 700,000 investors. The US robo-adviser boasted that as it continues to diversify offerings ...

Government consults on reforms to merger rules

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
The government has kicked off its consultation on merger rules and processes to improve competition and productivity while lowering costs to ensure better outcomes for Aussies. According to the government's Merger Reform consultation paper, Australia's ...