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Skills gap crisis costing Australia $3.5bn a year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... co-founder and co-chief executive Will Stubley said the school-to-work transition is one of the most pivotal phases in a young person's life and that more attention is needed to be placed on post-school options during high school years. "What starts ...

India Avenue launches active ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
India Avenue Investment Management has launched its first active ETF on Cboe Australia. The India Avenue Equity Fund Active ETF (IAEF) was admitted on the exchange yesterday. The fund invests in predominantly publicly listed companies in India or generate ...

Mercer adds to wealth team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
Mercer continues to bump up its wealth distribution team by adding two new staffers. Matthew Young and Staten Janes have both been hired as senior sales leaders, based in Sydney. Young joined FIIG Securities, where he was head of intermediary distribution ...

Australia must focus on 'friend-shoring': UNSW

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
The first research from the e61-UNSW Policy Research Partnership has highlighted the major economic policy challenges faced by Australia and made five key recommendations ahead of this year's federal election. The research found that navigating United ...

Swiss fund manager expands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
Swiss investment firm Youngtimers AG has expanded in the region with the acquisition of Sydney-based Richmond Funds Management (RFM). Youngtimers is set to acquire RFM, which has more than $200 million in assets under management (AUM) from Senry Holdings. ...

Industry must do more to improve women's financial literacy: Fidelity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
While women are increasingly aware of the importance of their financial wellbeing, only 16% have sought financial advice to achieve their goals. Fidelity's Next Generation research surveyed over 1000 Australian consumers aged 18 to 59 years old, highlighting ...

Aussie ETF market tipped to hit $300bn in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
The local ETF market is expected to see net inflows of over $50 billion this year, bringing total funds under management (FUM) to $300 billion, according to new analysis from State Street. The growth, driven by increased active strategies, expansion ...

Former AMP licensees rebranded as Akumin

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
Entireti has unveiled the go-forward name of its NewCo subsidiary, home to all the financial advice brands previously owned by AMP. The business will now be known as Akumin, "inspired by the professional judgement, discernment and acumen of the experienced ...

Younger women embrace geared strategies: Data

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
Australians - particularly young women - are increasingly gearing their investments, with the growth of those using such strategies outpacing the overall online investor population, according to new research. The Investment Trends 2024 Borrowing to ...

Super moves: Qantas Super, VFMC, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... staffers for 12 years, landing from WorkCover NSW. His appointment comes two months after Cambooya head of investment Katheryn Young, left to join TCorp as head of client advice and portfolio management.This month sees the finalisation of Qantas Super's ...