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My Dealer Services appoints head of strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
... Dealer Services appointed Ashley Mahadeea to the role of head of strategy. Mahadeea is experienced in advising fintech start-ups on launch strategies, strategic planning, competitive analysis, and business development. He is also currently the national ...

Aussies struggle with financial goals: Generation Life

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
Australians are finding it hard to achieve their financial goals because of inflation, the cost of living, and a complex investment landscape that's characterised by ongoing policy change, according to Generation Life research. While those with a financial ...

Managed account FUM passes $200bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
The amount of money held in managed accounts surpassed $205 billion in the first half of the year. According to the FUM Census of Managed Accounts, compiled by the Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) and Milliman, in the six months to ...

Inflation cools but RBA unlikely to budge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.7% in the 12 months to August 2024 - down from 3.5% in July, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Falls in fuel (-7.6%) and electricity (-17.9%) were significant ...

ESSSuper ups admin fee cap

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
ESSSuper Income Stream members will see a 33% increase in their administration fee cap due to higher costs borne by the superannuation fund. From November 1, the super fund will increase its annual administration fee cap for Income Stream accounts from ...

Growth of SMSFs, Div 296 opportunity for advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... number of SMSF established in FY24 has skyrocketed, representing 5.2% of the total SMSF number of 625,609. The number of wind-ups of SMSF accounts have also dropped significantly, only seeing 1197 accounts shutting down in FY24 (missing Q4 data), comparing ...

Regal sets eyes on Platinum takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
Platinum Asset Management has confirmed it received a non-binding indicative proposal from Regal Partners. Platinum said it received the unsolicited proposal from Regal to acquire all the shares in Platinum via a scheme of arrangement. Under the offer ...

AI could see emerging markets flourish: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
Although the emerging markets have been on the backfoot in recent years, they are beginning to gain ground again with institutional investors, an expert from Janus Henderson Investors noted, underpinned by the rise of artificial intelligence. Institutional ...

Metrics to list CRE fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
A new Metrics Credit Partners real estate fund is set to debut on the ASX, marking the fund manager's third strategy on the exchange. The Metrics Real Estate Multi-Strategy Fund is scheduled to list on or around October 16 under the ticker code ...

Hostplus launches digital advice platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... solutions for our members," Lombardi said. "With SuperSmart, members can engage with bite-sized educational modules-Power Ups and Smarts-that offer self-paced, tailored learning in a fun and interactive way." He also said the platform includes intuitive ...