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Fidelity makes key sales appointments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
Fidelity International has made two key leadership appointments within its Australian distribution team. Lukasz de Pourbaix has been appointed head of strategic sales and solutions and Lauren Jackson head of wholesale sales. In this newly created role ...

Insignia snags TAL executives for new retirement solutions team

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
Insignia Financial is creating a new team to drive innovation in retirement solutions for its MLC brand, to be led by TAL Australia's chief commercial officer Andrew Howard. Howard has been appointed as executive director, strategy and innovation. His ...

E&P Financial advances delisting

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... investigate how Dixon Advisory/E&P was able to escape unscathed from providing conflicted advice relating to its in-house product, the US Masters Residential Property Fund (URF). In 2016, financial advice businesses Evans & Partners and Dixon Advisory ...

ACCC urges parliament to pass new merger laws

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has told the Gilbert and Tobin Financial Services Forum that the ACCC has been advocating for reforms to merger control in Australia for years and urged the government to pass the reforms. "These reforms are particularly ...

JP Morgan subsidiaries fined $230m by regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
The fine relates to several failures by J.P. Morgan Securities and J.P. Morgan Investment Management, including recommending more expensive mutual funds when almost identical ETFs were available much cheaper. J.P. Morgan Securities (JPMS) and J.P. Morgan ...

GROW Inc. chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... 2016, which rebranded to GROW Inc in 2021 when the group opted to shift its focus to administration; the superannuation product was closed in 2022. GROW Inc. has also set its sights on other industry verticals, including the ETF registry space. It has ...

Macquarie reports $1.6bn net profit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
Macquarie Group has posted a net profit of $1.6 billion for the half year ended September 30, marking a 14% increase from the previous corresponding period. Macquarie managing director and chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake said improved performance ...

GAM hires new local lead from Bennelong

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
GAM Investments has appointed Eric Finnell as the new managing director for Australia, replacing Alex Zaika who left in September to take the helm of Global X Australia. Based in Sydney, Finnell will work alongside client directors Daniel Sharp and ...

TAL names retirement and wealth lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
TAL Australia has announced an in-house promotion to lead its team of product, investment and operational specialists. Shaun Bransdon has stepped into the role of general manager, retirement and wealth, a position that he will further develop and deliver ...

Super complaints rise in FY24: AFCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
AFCA's Annual Review revealed the ombudsman service received a record 104,861 complaints from consumers and small businesses in 2023-24, up 8% on the year before. Of those, AFCA received 7325 superannuation complaints, a 5% increase from the previous ...