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Insignia Financial eyes 'most efficient' title by 2030

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
Insignia Financial is hoping artificial intelligence (AI) and a direct-to-consumer superannuation push will see it become Australia's "leading and most efficient" wealth manager and save $200 million per annum by 2030. Revealing its five-year strategy ...

HNWIs demand alternatives, platforms lack access

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
As high-net-worth (HNW) investors increasingly demand alternative assets, platforms are failing to facilitate access to these opportunities, according to Praemium. Nearly one third of HNW investors want to diversify into alternatives but their platforms ...

Bell Financial Group bids $51m for SelfWealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
Bell Financial Group (BFG) is proposing to acquire SelfWealth for $51 million in a deal which both parties find "compelling." BFG said in offering 22 cents for each SelfWealth security, shareholders of the trading platform "will benefit through increased ...

Mason Stevens names head of asset allocation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
Mason Stevens has announced the appointment of Brad Creighton as head of asset allocation. Creighton brings with him 17 years of investment experience, having held senior roles in financial markets, most recently at AMP as co-portfolio manager of the ...

AMP makes operations, product, strategy hires

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
AMP has added three leadership roles to North's client servicing, investment operations and managed portfolios capabilities. Sharyn Baker has joined as director of operations, working alongside Mike Way who was appointed earlier this year as director ...

HMC Capital makes $400m acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
HMC Capital will acquire iseek, a leading Australian co-location data centre operating platform, for $400 million. HMC said the acquisition is consistent with its recently announced strategy to establish a Global Digital Infrastructure Platform (DigiCo). ...

Prime Super names investments lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
Prime Super has recruited a former Media Super chief investment officer to lead the investment team. Michael McQueen joins the $7 billion industry fund as general manager of investments, replacing Jane Kang who left last year. In the new role, McQueen ...

Head of strategy exits Australian Retirement Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has farewelled the author of its first corporate strategy upon the merger of Sunsuper and QSuper in 2022. As the head of strategy, Andrew Ko wrote ART's long-term strategic plan. For three years, Ko was responsible ...

ANZ profit slides, cuts dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
ANZ announced a statutory profit after tax for the full year of $6.53 billion, down 8% from the prior year. The bank proposed a final dividend of 83 cents per share, partially franked at 70%. ANZ said the result reflected several one-off events related ...

Old, retired males more likely to use a financial adviser: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
People who use a financial adviser tend to be older - over half are aged 60 and above - primarily retired, and predominantly male, according to VanEck. The investment manager's annual investor survey, which included over 3500 respondents, found that ...