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Retail investors ready to dive back in: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
Australian retail investors are looking for new investment opportunities, with half of respondents looking to increase the scale of their investments in the next year, according to Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) latest annual ...

MFS appoints new country head

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
MFS Investment Management has appointed Josh Barton as managing director and head of Australia and New Zealand, replacing Marian Poirier. Barton is currently responsible for leading the firm's sales efforts involving institutional investors in Australia ...

AMP North partners with Sandstone Insights

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2023
North has partnered with Sandstone Insights to provide advisers with access to the latest equity research and analysis through the platform. AMP said the agreement is the first of its kind in the Australian platform market and reflects North's ongoing ...

Fiducian eyes IFAs, South Australia for inflows

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2023
Fiducian is betting on the independent financial adviser (IFA) market and its South Australian presence to bolster its inflows as it sets an ambitious plan to exceed its performance reported in the 2023 financial year. The ASX-listed group's latest ...

Multiple moves in Aware investments team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
While adding a new head of portfolio management and chief operating officer for investments, Aware Super has lost one of its key portfolio managers to an asset consultant. Evidentia Group has appointed Jo Cornwell as head of manager research and a member ...

FSCP issues slap on the wrist to adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
The Financial Services and Credit Panel reprimanded a financial adviser who inadequately assessed the consequences of rolling over superannuation and life insurance cover, labelled the panel's least serious disciplinary action yet. Keeping the adviser's ...

AustralianSuper bungle underpays some Choice members

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
A calculation error has forced AustralianSuper to remediate some of its members invested in its Australian Shares option about $2 million. The "credit rating error" affected members who are invested in the Australian Shares option only. "Between 2 June ...

ASIC sues debt management firm, director

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
ASIC is suing a debt management firm and its director after it found only 5% of customers achieved a debt reduction and some payments made by customers were never even passed on to their creditors. ASIC has commenced proceedings in the federal court ...

Lonsec appoints new investments leadership

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
Nathan Lim will become Lonsec's new chief investment officer and executive director of its investment solutions division, while Deanne Baker will serve as deputy chief investment officer. Previously, Lim served at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management ...

Industry fund cuts insurance costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
An industry super fund has announced a reduction in weekly insurance premiums for death, terminal illness, TPD, and income protection cover. First Super reduced the weekly cost of its default insurance cover, prompted by fewer than expected claims in ...