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Milford adds to global product suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
Milford Asset Management is bringing three new funds to the Australian market, targeting financial advisers and investors looking for globally diversified solutions. The expanded global offering follows Milford's appointment of a head of global equities ...

FPA is the preferred association: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... nearly 40% of advisers report they are part of the professional body. Some 38% or 7239 active advisers on ASIC's Financial Adviser Register are members of the FPA based on the 18,800 recorded in the December 2021 database. Rainmaker's analysis found ...

Macquarie AM goes after US HNWs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
Macquarie Asset Management has acquired Central Park Group, a US-based independent investment advisory firm. Central Park Group specialises in institutional-quality alternative investment strategies for high-net-worth investors. The company provides ...

Startup launches risk retention option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
A life insurance startup is launching an alternative option that targets customers who want to cancel their policy. iExtend partners with policyholders by paying the premiums of the co-owned cover. Policyholders are able to maintain their cover and ...

ETF investors soar to 1.7m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
Retail investors continue to flock to passive strategies as new research shows the number of users soared to a new high of 1.7 million. Investment Trends estimated a 33% rise in the number of users of exchange-traded products during 2021, while a further ...

Macquarie AM, Mirova seal distribution deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
To meet growing demand for sustainable investment options, Mirova is partnering with Macquarie Asset Management. The partnership will see the Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund distributed via the Macquarie Professional Series, expanding Mirova's ...

Mixed reviews for advice industry reviewer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
... be manageable, so we understand why some of these things have been excluded. This means that issues like the financial adviser education standard and the Code of Ethics will need to be addressed by the Government, rather than being referred to the QAR ...

NEOS hires operations chief, launches new product

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
NEOS has named a new operations chief who hails from Westpac and BT, and announced it partnered with a major life insurer to launch a new product. Adam Lister is the new chief operations officer, joining from Westpac in February. Lister was Westpac's ...

AMP hands down tech mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
AMP awarded a technology mandate to a global provider in a bid to improve the efficiency of its North platform. SS&C Technologies forged the partnership with AMP to deliver digital and administrative capabilities, promising high levels of automation ...

ASIC sets adviser exam dates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
ASIC has set the final three sitting dates for the financial adviser exam in 2022. Following the first round of exams that took place in February, ASIC announced new sitting dates yesterday. Enrolments for the May sitting open on April 4 and close on ...