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Bell Financial Group welcomes group head of sales

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
Bell Financial Group (Bell FG) appointed Craig Saunders to the newly created group head of sales role, effective immediately. According to Bell FG, Saunders will focus on expanding the group's footprint in the intermediary and broking segments of ...

HUB24 unveils new offering for lower balance clients

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... Choice offers with minimal unintended or costly insurance or tax consequences." Meanwhile, Vanguard Australia head of financial adviser services Balaji Gopal said the ability to offer Vanguard's Diversified Managed Account Strategies through HUB24's ...

APAC looks to data-driven future: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... lot of energy and drive around data-driven innovation in APAC," State Street country head Australia Tim Helyar told Financial Standard. "When new things come along in the region there are a lot of innovative minds and institutions that are pushing hard ...

Aussie banks deliver record profits in FY23

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... very difficult to deal with. However, there has never been a more competitive time for lending and deposits," he told Financial Standard. "So, while we are seeing big top-line figures, it's important to remember that there is also fierce competition ...

VBP adds to leadership team amid Elixir acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... facilitate the acquisition further, VBP has made senior appointments to boost the company's continued expansion into the financial advice industry. VPB has appointed Amanda Yun as its chief growth officer, effective immediately. Yun joins from Challenger ...

Wealth firm awards CFS Edge mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
Colonial First State (CFS) has scored a wealth platform and managed accounts mandate with a large financial advice firm. Viridian Advisory, which has $7 billion in funds under administration, will use CFS Edge. Having officially launched in August ...

Westpac reports $7.2bn profit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
... forcing many customers to pay double the amount in mortgage repayments. The number of Westpac customers experiencing financial difficulty was up 10% year on year, equating to 69,000 customers who needed reprieve from rising interest rates and cost-of-living ...

MLC Life names operations, people chiefs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
... a people and culture strategy that delivers the organisational capability through which employees can serve the best financial interests of fund members.

Betashares launches currency-hedged FTSE 100 ETF

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
... Betashares Direct, provides zero brokerage access to any ETF traded on the ASX and includes upcoming features tailored for financial advisers.

Bell FG announces leadership shakeup

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
Arnie Selvarajah and Dean Davenport will become the new co-chief executives of Bell Financial Group (BFG), while executive chair Alastair Provan retires. Selvarajah has been the chief executive of BFG group subsidiary, Third Party Platform (Bell Direct) ...