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Partners Wealth Group appoints new head of Partners Private

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
Partners Wealth Group has appointed a new head of its wholesale investments business, Partners Private. The wealth management firm named Fraser Herd to oversee the development and expansion of its private investment opportunities for clients and partner ...

Housing construction lags broader economy by 49%: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
The housing construction sector is lagging Australia's productivity levels by 49% and is helping fuel the affordable housing crisis, a new report from the Productivity Commission reveals. The Housing construction productivity: Can we fix it? report ...

Fiducian FUMAA swell to $14.4bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
Fiducian Group reported an 11% increase in funds under management, administration, and advice (FUMAA) to $14.4 billion thanks to improved inflows and the steady rise of the financial markets. The funds management business saw assets grow by 16% in the ...

Foreign investors banned from buying homes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... generally been barred from buying existing property except in limited circumstances, such as when they come to live here for work or study." The ban will extend to temporary residents and foreign-owned companies, unless an exception applies. The exceptions ...

Iress creates dedicated customer role

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
Iress has created a new position to strengthen its advice technology offerings, hiring the head of Count Financial. Adam Webb has been appointed to the newly created role of executive general manager, customer, effective March. In his new role, Webb ...

Australian Bond Exchange grows footprint with global partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
Australian Bond Exchange (ABE) will partner with ViewTrade Australia to take its over-the-counter (OTC) offerings global. ViewTrade Australia is a subsidiary of ViewTrade Holding Corp, which provides brokerage, technology and financial solutions to ...

Capital Group promotes for key distribution role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
The head of client group, Australia role will now be held by Jorden Brown. Brown has been with Capital Group since 2014 and was most recently managing director, financial intermediaries for Australia and New Zealand. Before joining Capital Group, Brown ...

Super's operational infrastructure 'not quite right'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
The super sector's "underdeveloped" operational infrastructure has been highlighted as a main area of concern in a new research report from the Conexus Institute. The report highlighted failures in member servicing - which have been heightened in the ...

Senate calls to overhaul super fund boards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
The Senate Economics Committee has released its third interim report as part of the inquiry into Australia's retirement system. Senate Economics Committee chair Senator Andrew Bragg said the third report is focused around the "shocking governance ...

Australian Retirement Trust, Qantas Super set merger date

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has signed a Successor Fund Transfer Deed (SFT) with Qantas Super to progress its merger, scheduled to complete on 29 March 2025. ART chief executive David Anderson said the merger completion will deliver benefits to ...