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Younger Aussies want personalised financial advice: CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
New research conducted by the peak body of life insurance indicated close to half of young Australians want financial advice on life insurance, but only one in 10 receive it. The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) said more Australians between ...

CC Capital drags feet on Insignia takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... binding bid within. The announcement released on the ASX this morning states that Insignia's board and its financial and legal advisers are "continuing to engage in discussions with CC Capital in connection with the proposal". "There is no certainty ...

North inflows jump 60%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... Meanwhile, MySuper 1950s and 1960s saw returns of 10.1% p.a. and 11.2% p.a. respectively. AMP is currently facing two separate legal proceedings. The first relates to allegations AMP charged higher premiums for certain members of AMP's superannuation ...

MA Financial gives $200m to legal finance platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
MA Financial Group is providing a $200 million warehouse facility to JustFund to provide wider access to legal assistance for those going through divorce or separation. JustFund offers flexible finance based on a person's "likely relationship settlement" ...

Acenda hires from Hostplus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... services, including superannuation, banking, and business development. He has held leadership positions at ME Bank, LUCRF Super, Legal Super, and Cbus, and most recently served as the head of new business and acquisition at Hostplus. Before joining Hostplus ...

Movers and shakers: Cbus, HESTA, Rest, Minderoo and Colonial First State

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
Cbus Super has farewelled Divya Jain who has joined Rest Super as a senior portfolio manager as the $80 billion fund continues to strengthen its asset allocation team. Jain spent two years at Cbus after a seven-year stint at AustralianSuper, where she ...

AMP hit with multiple court filings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
AMP has been served two separate legal proceedings; one a fresh class action and the other from Dexus Funds Management. The class action - which has been lodged in the Federal Court of Victoria - has been filed against N.M. Superannuation Proprietary ...

Global advisory firm acquires Boutique Capital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... Boutique Capital offers a bespoke approach to fund incubation, offering end-to-end services including licensing, trustee, legal, compliance, registry, investor support, AML/KYC compliance, FATCA/CRS reporting, tax compliance and fund accounting. This ...

Legalsuper celebrates double digit returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
Legalsuper expects to close out the financial year with a return of more than 11% for its MySuper product. The super fund predicts FY25 will see a return of at least 11% for its MySuper Balanced option, while the High Growth option should return about ...

Betashares gearing up to expand Wealth Builder product suite

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
Betashares has registered a new managed investment scheme, which possibly signals the expansion of its Wealth Builder geared ETF product suite, launched in April last year. The Betashares Wealth Builder Global Shares Geared (30-40% LVR) Complex ETF ...