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Adviser exam pass rate declines

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... before an adviser initiates the third quarter of their professional year and they also need to be authorised by an Australian financial services licensee as a provisional financial adviser. To date, 21,812 individual candidates have sat the exam and ...

RBA flags 'policy changes' could derail super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... superannuation balances occurred alongside capital calls on private asset commitments and a large, sustained decline in the Australian dollar drained liquidity through payments related to foreign exchange hedges," the RBA said. Despite raising concerns ...

Aussies need help to navigate the great wealth transfer: Fidelity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
As Australians prepare for the great intergenerational wealth transfer, many are voicing concerns around navigating the legal, financial and investment aspects, a new study by Fidelity International found. In the next 20 years, Australia is on track ...

Members press super funds for sustainable investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... retirees who want to leave a more sustainable world for the next generation, top super fund leaders say. Attending the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference on Wednesday, Rest chief executive Vicki Doyle joined Unisuper chief ...

Cybercriminals attack major super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... Financial Standard understands that four AustralianSuper members have lost a combined $500,000 as a result of the attacks. Australian Retirement Trust (ART), the second largest superannuation fund in Australia, also confirmed that its digital security ...

Super fund growth: The winners and losers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... its position as the fastest growing super fund by net asset growth, adding $43 billion into its coffers in FY2024. Australian Retirement Trust (ART) followed closely, according to the Conexus Institute's State of Super 2025 report. AustralianSuper ...

Apex wins $7bn super admin mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... in turn enhancing the value it delivers to its own customers," Happell said. Apex is aggressively expanding into the Australian market, recently hiring Nick Bradford as country head for Australia and Chris Stevens as chief operating officer for superannuation. ...

Barings expands local wealth team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... has recruited a sales director to help support its growth into the local wealth market. John Nicoll joins a growing Australian Sales team with 90 private credit, real estate and structured finance staffers now based in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. ...

QIC appoints institutional distribution lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... manager's institutional client business group. There, he was responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with Australian institutional clients and consultants. Raih also brings experience with RBC Capital Markets. Meanwhile, Simon Blondel ...

Magellan names infrastructure co-leads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... industrials in late 2022. Before that, McVicar spent half a decade as an equity analyst at Credit Suisse, covering Australian utilities. He also covered small caps, energy and telecoms sectors during this time. Magellan chief executive Sophia Rahmani ...