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Insignia loses self-employed advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
... Renato Mota said. "This contraction in adviser numbers reflects the necessary changes to ensure the financial advice profession can prosper after a period of change, while supporting continued investment in technology and process improvements, for the ...

Fidelity hires from Mercer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
Fidelity International has bolstered its institutional capability, hiring Mercer's head of Australian equities research. Mark Vrkic has been appointed as director, institutional business, based in Sydney for Fidelity International. He joins from Mercer ...

Crescent Group appoints head of risk

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
Sydney-based Crescent Group has today announced the appointment of risk management professional Saira Cader as head of risk and compliance. Cader has more than 15 years' financial services experience, including leading credit teams at Pepper Group ...

Advice industry loses 800 over New Year period

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... (260), Count Financial (251) make up the top 10 practices based on adviser numbers. While many continue to leave the profession, one interesting trend Rainmaker found is the rapid rate in which advisers moved between licensees. In 2021, nearly 13% switched ...

Most paraplanners will not become financial advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
Despite popular belief, an overwhelming number of paraplanners do not intend to pursue a career as a financial adviser, a new report reveals. Fintech Tanngo, together with The Paraplanner Hub, found that almost three quarters of paraplanners (72%) see ...

Insto investors tempted by crypto

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
A new study shows close to 80% of institutional investors and wealth managers are now looking favourably upon cryptocurrencies, citing strong capital growth and diversification benefits. Commissioned by digital assets hedge fund manager Nickel Digital ...

MSCI teams up with Menai Financial Group

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
MSCI has announced its collaboration with Menai Financial Group, a provider of institutional-grade digital asset investment products and trading services. This strategic alliance marks one of MSCI's first collaborations in the digital asset space. ...

Positive hiring outlook for 2022: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
Australian business leaders are overwhelmingly confident about their growth prospects in the coming year, according to new research from Robert Half. The latest independent C-suite research indicates that almost three-out-of-four (71%) Australian business ...

AMP hires new head of portfolio management

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
AMP has appointed a new head of portfolio management for its troubled multi-asset group (MAG), hiring from Pendal. Stuart Eliot will step into the role, heading portfolio management for the $104 billion multi-asset investment arm of AMP. The MAG team ...

New head of retail funds management at Cromwell

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
ASX-listed real estate fund manager Cromwell Property Group has appointed an industry veteran to the head of retail funds management position. Peta Tilse joins the company with 25 years of experience. Tilse is the founder of a regulatory technology ...