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Brandes appoints new sales director for APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... as of 31 December 2025. As of the same date, most of its assets were allocated to international and global equities, accounting for 30% and 21% of total assets by mandates, respectively.

Life insurers keep breaking their own rules: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... processes and procedures, and resourcing issues as the main causes of breaches. Human error was the most common factor, accounting for 44% of breaches, up from 36%. Failures to follow established processes also rose sharply from 14% to 22%. The report ...

TWC Invest makes risk, technology hires

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... management firms, and institutional investors. It first launched three funds described as a "departure from conventional accounting-based norms", and released the fourth, the Select Global Wealth Creators Fund - offering access to "high-quality" companies ...

AIOFP and IFPA enter 'strategic alliance'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... represented in the evolving landscape. IFPA represents a community of approximately 4000 financial professionals spanning accounting, bookkeeping, financial advice, and superannuation. AIOFP represents around 5000 financial advisers operating under 120 ...

Tokenisation can save US$135m in back-office costs: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... benefit to profit on average. For the average fund, tokenisation is expected to generate a 30% cost saving on fund accounting, 25% on transfer agency costs, and 24% on compliance monitoring, client reporting, and regulatory reporting. Overall, asset ...

Apex on local hiring spree

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... offering documents, adding that it's difficult to hire someone who has say, worked in a long-only fund from an accounting perspective, compared to private assets style fund administration," he said. Aside from the decumulation phase of the superannuation ...

Insurance through superannuation stages a comeback

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... research paper said this suggests there's scope for millions more Australians to opt in for insurance, even after accounting for those with low balances and under-25s. Total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance followed a similar downward trajectory ...

Younger women embrace geared strategies: Data

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... from 84,000 in 2023 to 100,000 in 2024, with pre-retirees (55-64) now making up 12% (up from 7%) and retirees (65+) accounting for 8% (up from 6%). However, despite the growth, the margin lending usage has dipped 2% to 48%, Investment Trends said the ...

PM Capital confirms proposal to acquire Platinum funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
... exchange for their PMC shares, with the exchange ratio based on the relative net asset values of both funds, after accounting for transaction costs. Based on the latest NTA figures, the PMC deal would see shareholders pocket 0.685 PGF shares for each ...

AZ NGA positions for growth with key appointment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... shareholders." For her part, Blackledge said she is looking forward to joining the group. "AZ NGA, in partnership with quality accounting and advice businesses, is investing in the future of the sector, and I'm excited to be part of that and make a meaningful ...