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Rest details internal program to reform death benefit processes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... found Rest had resolved just 8% of claims within 90 days - the lowest rate among the trustees assessed. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) considers three months a reasonable timeframe for finalising straightforward death benefit claims. ...

Wealth managers' recovery looks promising: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
AMP, Insignia Financial and Challenger are poised to benefit from improved flows, lighter regulation and emerging longevity solutions despite the market volatility, analysis from Morgan Stanley shows. AMP's flow momentum is set to continue, combined ...

Adviser numbers jump in March quarter: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
The March quarter saw a jump in the number of financial advisers in Australia, reaching 15,546, according to Rainmaker Information. During the three months, 228 advisers joined the industry, according to the latest Rainmaker Financial Adviser report. ...

Coalition's super on PPL plan 'deeply worrying'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said the proposal sends a message to women that they should sacrifice their future financial security to meet daily living costs, which would exacerbate women's retirement poverty risk. The super advocacy group said ...

ASIC bans unlicensed WA adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... Australia Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has made an order to permanently ban former Western Australia based financial adviser Neville Kendrick. Kendrick has been banned from providing any financial services, performing any function involved ...

TWG Global takes stake in Mubadala Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... Global have entered a "strategic investment alliance" to drive long-term value creation. TWG Global has interests across financial services, insurance, AI and technology, sports and entertainment, and energy. It has an enterprise value of over $62 billion ...

ART promotes high-profile retirement specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... extensive experience as a pension and employee benefits consultant in South Africa, where he worked for Alexander Forbes Financial Services for 13 years. Alexander Forbes is South Africa's largest private pension fund administrator, multi-manager ...

Hedge fund scraps local sales role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... likely take over the institutional clients. McAssy has over 25 years' experience in funds management, accounting and financial planning. In addition to serving as head of sales for Asia, Australia and New Zealand, he chaired BlueBay Hong Kong. McAssy ...

MA Financial taps top exec for critical job

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
MA Financial has expanded its Singapore office by hiring a top private equity executive to run institutional sales. The $10.3 billion alternative asset manager appointed Kit Toh, hiring from Moonfare where she served as head of Asia Pacific and chief ...

Super moves: Cbus, ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... institutional clients and consultants and MarathonAsset Management where she supplied long and short trading ideas in the financial, property, consumer and gaming sectors. Early in her career, Fang worked at Standard Chartered Bank where she evaluated ...