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The Wealth Designers in expansion mode

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
The Wealth Designers is expanding its footprint nationwide and internationally as it partners with a veteran financial adviser to mark its presence in Europe and the UK. The Perth-headquartered advice firm plans to aggressively expand in the near term ...

BNP Paribas reappointed as custodian for wealth platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... it's the seventh largest platform by funds under administration. Meanwhile, earlier this year, the Oracle Superannuation Plan and Xplore Super and Pension, divisions of the Aracon Superannuation Fund, transferred to HUB24. This move comes as Aracon ...

Advisers seek safe haven in fixed interest: AMP

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
Financial advisers have more than doubled their allocation to cash and fixed interest products to hit $1.93 billion, according to AMP's North platform, which mandated NAB as its new term deposit provider in response to soaring demand. Across aligned ...

Cost-of-living crisis will persist into future: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
The financial confidence of older Australians continues to take a beating thanks to mounting cost-of-living pressures, as many feel they will struggle with it well into the future, a new study shows. Eighty percent of people aged 50 years old and over ...

Adviser exam records 73% pass rate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
The latest sitting of the financial adviser exam returned a 73% pass rate. The August sitting saw 205 candidates attempt the exam. Of these, 150 passed. About 72% of the candidates were sitting the exam for the first time, ASIC said. The 150 candidates ...

A roadmap for transitioning to managed accounts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
Netwealth has unveiled a blueprint to a successful transition to managed accounts for financial advisers, centring on staff training, client messaging, and planning. At today's Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Managed Accounts, Netwealth's ...

Ironbark, Invest Blue to create $64bn powerhouse

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
Ironbark Asset Management and Invest Blue have announced plans to merge, forming one of Australia's largest diversified financial services businesses. The merger is expected to be completed by the end of September, once finalised the newly formed ...

Priority Advisory Group, Wise Planners merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
Two financial advice firms both backed by AZ NGA will merge to provide holistic as well as workplace financial advice. Priority Advisory Group and Wise Planners (which also operates under Lifestyle Financial Services), will operate under Priority's ...

HESTA welcomes head of portfolio design

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
Dianne Sandoval will become the super fund's head of portfolio design, starting her new role in October. Sandoval brings over 30 years of investment management experience to the role, having worked at financial institutions across the Middle East ...

AustralianSuper invests $2.5bn in Vantage Data Centers EMEA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
AustralianSuper has partnered with digital infrastructure investment firm DigitalBridge Group to invest $2.5 billion for a "significant minority stake" in Vantage Data Centers' EMEA division. The deal is hoped to bolster Vantage EMEA's growth ...