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JBWere makes senior advice hires

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... for NSW/ACT. Daniel Walsh has been appointed executive, advice at JBWere following several years in Morgan Stanley's wealth management division as an executive director and NSW state manager. He's also previously spent over eight years at Perpetual ...

Future Fund targets $15m in savings, reviews staffing

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... levels remain appropriate for the years ahead. It expects further savings in subsequent years. Australia's sovereign wealth fund said it will achieve the goal by maximising the benefits of improved data and technology systems it has developed internally ...

Insignia Financial shareholders approve takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... executive Scott Hartley said. The decision to vote in favour of the Scheme comes after what became a bidding war for the wealth manager which resulted in it receiving eight non-binding indicative proposals from CC Capital, Bain Capital and Brookfield ...

AZ NGA acquires Tasmanian advice firm

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
AZ NGA has acquired Hobart-based financial advisory firm Foundation Wealth Advisers (FWA). FWA specialises in advice for retirees and pre retirees across Hobart and surrounding regions. It is led by principal and private client advisers Stuart Bale ...

ASIC acts against another former FSGA adviser

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... Financial Planning for about 10 years until December 2021 before moving to Count for less than a year. He then joined Priority1 Wealth Management Group for about six months prior to Financial Services Group Australia. After leaving Financial Services ...

NZ Super chair's term extended by two years

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... the Guardians will continue to deliver robust investment performance and fulfill mandate to grow New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund. Under Williamson's guidance, the Guardians had implemented some significant changes, including the adoption of a revised ...

Former super fund chief to steer new fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... investments. Earlier in his career, Palmer worked for Schroders, including as head of portfolio management in the UK private wealth business. Affinity plans to target opportunities across infrastructure, natural resources, energy transition, food and ...

SMSF Adviser Network shuts its doors, 85 advisers vanish from FAR

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
SMSF Adviser Network (SAN) has closed its doors and subsequently seen its entire fleet of 85 advisers delisted from ASIC's financial adviser register (FAR). SAN's representatives were predominantly accountants who operated under a limited licence ...

AMP head of corporate pensions departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
AMP head of corporate pensions Chris Jansen has retired after just shy of four decades with the wealth manager. Jansen held several roles throughout his tenure, mostly relating to AMP's superannuation offerings, including head of product - superannuation ...

New AMP boss outlines vision amid drooping share price

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
New AMP chief executive Blair Vernon has sought to allay shareholders' fears about the wealth firm's deteriorating share price, saying external factors do not reflect strong financial performance and fundamentals. At his first annual general ...