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David Paradice hires from Betashares

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Two Betahares sales staffers have departed the exchange-traded fund provider to take up a role with David Paradice. Christopher Yates, Betashares New South Wales state manager for the adviser business, has been appointed head of wholesale distribution ...

ART appoints chief commercial officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Australian Retirement Trust has confirmed the appointment of Stephen McKay as its chief commercial officer. McKay was appointed in an interim capacity last July when the $300 billion super fund overhauled its senior management team. He replaced long-tenured ...

Bragg accuses ASIC of secrecy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Senator Andrew Bragg has questioned ASIC over how it handles investigations and proceedings against superannuation funds when it comes to claims handling delays. The back and forth with ASIC commissioner Simone Constant consisted largely of Constant ...

CSLR levy pain could hit $123m: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) levy could potentially catapult to $123 million in the 2027 financial year, new estimates from the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) shows. Following the bombshell that the 2026 CSLR levy ...

Schroders launches new active ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Schroders Australia expanded its suite of active ETFs today, listing a global equities offering on the ASX and a credit product on Cboe. Schroders now has four active ETFs in market and plans to add further throughout the year. The products launched ...

Betashares launches Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Betashares has rolled out Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs on the ASX today, saying the launches are part of a "global turning point" in the crypto investment landscape. The new funds - Betashares Bitcoin ETF (ASX: QBTC) and the Betashares Ethereum ETF (ASX ...

Life insurers enhance domestic violence response

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) released new best practice guidance on family and domestic violence that sets new benchmarks for life insurers to better understand and engage with victim-survivors. The detailed framework will help Australian ...

ASIC proposes further breach reporting relief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
ASIC is proposing additional relief for financial services businesses, which would scrap the need to report minor or technical breaches that don't result in a financial loss. The relief is intended to ease the compliance load on financial services ...

Gen X remains the largest cohort in SMSF establishments: Class

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... 13.4%. Millennials, born between 1981 and 1996, contributed 33.6% in the six months - a 5% surge - as Class chief executive Tim Steele said the group "grew at a faster rate than any other demographics". He also added that there is a "growth opportunity" ...

HUB24 engulfs ClearView's remaining superannuation business

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
HUB24 expects its $121 billion in funds under administration (FUA) to surge even further as it takes on ClearView's superannuation and pension business, WealthFoundations. WealthFoundations will bring $1.3 billion in FUA via a successor fund transfer ...