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Wages grow 0.7% in June quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
Australians' pay packets grew by 0.7% in the June quarter, the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows, down 0.9% from the prior quarter. Annually, the rate of growth for wages in the private sector was 4.1%, down from three consecutive ...

New mandate boosts JANA's wealth division

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
JANA Investment Advisers has been mandated by a Melbourne advice firm to provide managed account consulting services. JANA announced a new agreement with Investor Wealth, providing consultancy and support services related to managed accounts, including ...

Russell Investments appoints global head of alternatives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
Russell Investments has announced the appointment of Ayesha Parra as global head of alternatives to lead the overall business strategy for the firm's alternatives platform globally. Parra, who joined in July, leads a team of alternatives specialists ...

Acquisitions boost WT Financial Group results

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
Major acquisitions, including the takeover of Millennium3, helped WT Financial Group (WTL) boost performance in the 2024 financial year. Releasing preliminary results this morning, WTL founder and managing director Keith Cullen said revenue for the ...

AFCA urges super trustees to improve processes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) said the average loss on a superannuation scam complaint was just under $90,000. AFCA said of the nearly 11,000 complaints in relation to scams last financial year, less than 20 came from superannuation ...

Netwealth FUA nears $90bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
A mixture of inflows and market rally helped boost Netwealth's funds under advice (FUA), jumping 25.2% to $88 billion in the year to June. The growth comprised net inflows of $11.2 billion and market movement of $6.5 billion, buoyed by the 143,251 ...

Australia's safety nets 'stretched too thin': CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
A new report commissioned by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) revealed that Australians are experiencing higher living costs and increasing mental health issues, making reliable financial safety nets more important. The inaugural State ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
The ASX-listed companies have poured $80 million into a new Australian carbon credits fund from Silva Capital. The Silva Carbon Origination Fund is one of the first funds in Australia to invest in large-scale, high-integrity Australian Carbon Credit ...

Iress snags Insignia Financial executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
Iress, the advice software provider, has appointed a new executive to run its superannuation business, hiring from Insignia Financial. Sam Wall has over 25 years' experience in superannuation, investments, wealth and insurance, leading teams across ...

UK regulators propose framework for workplace pension schemes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
UK regulators have proposed rules for a new 'Value for Money' framework for default workplace defined contribution pension schemes, which has been likened to an "evolved version" of the APRA performance test. The joint framework, developed by the Financial ...