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Soul Patts sees profits slide 28%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
Washington H. Soul Pattinson reported a drop in statutory net profit after tax from $609.7 million in FY23 to $498.8 million in FY24. The fall was attributed to lower profits from some of the group's major holdings in New Hope and Brickworks in its ...

Aged care costs begin to worry older Aussies

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... Pension is "insufficient" for a basic lifestyle in retirement. Half of the surveyed homeowners stressed that they require an extra $10,000 (singles) and $15,000 (couples) per annum to meet their needs. Elsewhere, 34% of respondents said they want advice ...

E&P Financial Group seeks to delist

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
The board of E&P Financial Group (EP1) is moving to delist from the ASX, claiming the company is materially undervalued thanks to the barrage of regulatory proceedings and class action litigation it faced in recent years. These issues have sustained ...

Payday Super penalties ramped up ahead of legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... will make a difference for those workers whose employers hold onto workers money and still think of super as an optional extra."

Super fund merger prompts investment changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
... will continue to have access to general and personal advice on some matters relating to their superannuation account at no extra cost, as these services are covered by the administration fees paid by members. General advice, currently provided by Quadrant ...

E&P free of legacy issues, FUA jumps 26%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... in their ultimate civil penalty action, as well as postponing the end date of its AFCA membership to accept hundreds of extra claims in the final months. "In our analysis, we have just scratched the surface. There is so much more that needs to be unearthed ...

Pacific Current sees profits up 24%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
Pacific Current Group (PAC) saw funds under management grow 18% to $42.5 billion for the full year ended June 30. Boutique Contributions, ex mark-to-market adjustments, grew 16% driven by a 23% growth in management fee-related revenues. In addition ...

FAAA to work with Treasury on CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
... into Dixon Advisory and how it was handled by regulators. Anderson said ASIC had "seemingly enabled multiple hundreds of extra claims in the final months" by not acting in a timely manner and postponing the end date of Dixon's AFCA membership. "I ...

How many advisers will Australia have in 2044?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
The financial advice sector could see the number of registered advisers sink to 11,000 and as low as 5500 in 20 years' time, Rainmaker Information predicts. These are some of the scenarios forecasted in the Rainmaker Adviser report. A more optimistic ...

Expand bolsters SMA menu

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
BlackRock, DNR Capital, Elston, Lonsec and Zenith have been added to the Expand Extra menu, doubling the wrap platform's separately managed account (SMA) offerings. The additional investment managers complement the current fleet of MLC Asset Management ...