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LGT Capital Partners brings $1.6bn PE strategy to Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
... across the world, LGT Capital Partners said an Australia institutional investor has contributed $150 million in the seeding round of the fund. LGT Capital Partners partner Pauline Wetter said the new strategy will contribute to the surging opportunities ...

Best Australian share funds of 2024: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
The top 10 Australian share funds of 2024 have been revealed, with the reigning champion retaining its crown for a second straight year, according to a Mercer investment survey. The Hyperion Australian Growth Fund claimed the top spot, delivering a ...

Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs top M&A advisory rankings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs were the leading mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisors in the financial services sector last year, in terms of deal volume, according to GlobalData. The data and analytics firm's analysis revealed that Morgan Stanley ...

Morgans Financial crowned largest licensee

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
Morgans Financial has toppled AMP Financial Planning (AMP FP) to become the licensee with the largest number of financial advisers. Morgans recorded 431 active advisers at the end of 2024, while AMP FP had 426. On December 20, both AFSLs had 430 registered ...

QIC backs analytics platform with $2m investment

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
QIC Ventures has pledged $2 million in seed round funding to Accoil Analytics, a product engagement analytics platform for B2B companies. Accoil provides services to collect and organise customer behaviours to help companies better understand their ...

VFMC welcomes two key execs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
Victorian Funds Management Corporation has made two new senior appointments - a chief people officer and a head of client services. The $92 billion quasi-sovereign wealth fund has named Karen Perkins the permanent head of client services. Perkins was ...

Treasury gives Tranche 2 reform package preview

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... suits the client's needs, and removes the safe harbour steps. Revamped Statements of Advice are also included in the next round, as is clarity on what advice topics can be paid for through superannuation. Super funds will also be able to 'nudge' members ...

Cbus lacks stringent director, expenditure policies: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... superannuation industry." Deloitte also noted there is no formal review of the self-assessments, finding that with the most recent round of assessments, an explanation as to why was not provided in 51% of instances in which a director rated themselves ...

Prime Super refreshes executive lineup

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... investment team. He brings over 17 years of experience in superannuation, wealth and funds management. Two new appointments will round out the leadership team. Prime Super will welcome two new executives - one to run legal and governance and the other ...

Can technology help advisers service the masses?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
Financial advisers who choose to serve the masses instead of specialising must reckon with how to leverage technology to make this possible amidst the influx of wealth Australians do not know how to plan for, according to industry experts. A panel of ...