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Diverger takes stake in McGregor Wealth Management

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
The financial services company has acquired a 35% equity interest in financial planning practice McGregor Wealth Management (MWM). The purchase was made through Diverger Wealth Holdings. McGregor is licensed by GPS Wealth, which is also a wholly-owned ...

Umlaut acquires Specialist PMC

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
The two businesses are set to provide a new level of Xplan knowledge and support to the financial services sector. While each business will continue operating as normal, financial services firm Umlaut said the acquisition of the Xplan consultant will ...

Talent shortage impacts demand for regional advice practices

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
It's a buyer's market for those keen on acquiring a regional financial planning practice - just don't expect to be able to hire for it. According to latest observations from Radar Results, buyers are increasingly preferring to buy in the capital cities ...

ASIC bans Melbourne adviser

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
The corporate regulator has dealt out a three-year ban to David Noel Ruthenberg of Venture Advisory Consulting. ASIC found that, between June 2015 and September 2017, Ruthenberg recommended that some of his clients invest in the Investport Income Opportunity ...

Top super funds for ESG revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
New analysis by Rainmaker Information has identified 32 superannuation funds as leaders on ESG principles and strong investment performance. These 32 funds have received Rainmaker's inaugural ESG Leader Rating. In all, Rainmaker Information has ...

Practifi partners with Voyant

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
The Australian wealth management technology platform is partnering with financial planning solution Voyant to provide enhanced client experience and performance optimisation. The integration, which comes just one year after Voyant's entrance into the ...

Advisers optimistic for the future: Natixis IM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
Australian financial advisers believe they will grow their business by 5% this year and 11% over the next three years, according to the 2022 Global Survey of Financial Professionals by Natixis Investment Managers. However, while market projections look ...

CareSuper grows leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
The $20 billion industry fund has welcomed former TelstraSuper executive Jean-Luc Ambrosi to the newly created role of chief experience officer and appointed Christine Nguyen as chief risk officer. Ambrosi is a new addition to the CareSuper team, having ...

ASIC urges market to improve outage resilience

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
ASIC is calling on market operators and participants to continue implementing and improving the resilience of the Australian equity market during outages. ASIC released the findings of its review into the ASX outage in November 2020 and other incidents ...

Ken Henry resigns from ASX board

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
The ASX board has announced the departure of non-executive director Ken Henry, appointing Heather Smith in the role. Henry announced his retirement, stating he will not seek re-election when his term expires at the 2022 annual general meeting. He has ...