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LGT Crestone takes over remainder of Commonwealth Bank's advice business

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
LGT Crestone has inked a deal to scoop up Commonwealth Bank's (CBA's) remaining personal advice business, which serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients. Commonwealth Private Advice has around 500 clients with assets exceeding $5 billion. ...

Link between super and banking major priority in 2025: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
APRA executive member Therese McCarthy Hockey has outlined the regulator's big priorities in 2025, with the interconnectedness between banking and superannuation systems first on the agenda. McCarthy Hockey told FINSIA 's The Regulators event that APRA's ...

Commonwealth Super reports strong investment performance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
Commonwealth Super Corporation (CSC) has reported strong investment performance as its five-year transformation program takes shape. The $70 billion super fund's default MySuper investment option delivered a "healthy" 9.1% return over the past financial ...

FAAA takes aim at finfluencers with new campaign

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) is rolling out consumer campaigns across prominent digital channels to promote the value of professional financial advice. FAAA general manager, membership Tania Milnes said the campaign reinforces that ...

Industry fund merger finalised; seven board exits confirmed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
The merger between industry funds CareSuper and Spirit Super was officially signed, sealed, and delivered today, creating a $53 billion super fund. The newly combined fund, which operates under the banner of CareSuper, will, as previously revealed ...

Morningstar flags governance issues, leadership turnover at Cbus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
Morningstar has pointed out persistent leadership turnover and concerns about governance in a review of Cbus. "While turnover has not been high across the broader investment team and replacements have mostly been made, it's hard to view Cbus positively ...

MUFG brings Proxymity to Australian clients

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
Digital investor communication platform Proxymity and MUFG Pension & Market Services have announced the expansion of their partnership to Australia. The partnership means that clients of MUFG Corporate Markets, a division of MUFG Pension & Market Services ...

Advisers share winning intergenerational wealth strategies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
The $3.5 trillion wealth transfer will be Australia's biggest economic event over the next 20 years, according to AMP Advice national lead Anjuum Siingh, who chaired a panel of financial advisers at the Financial Standard Retirement Income Forum today. ...

Australian Ethical awards front office mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
Australian Ethical has awarded State Street's Charles River a mandate to automate its investment portfolio's front and middle office operations. The ethical investment manager will use Charles River's Investment Management Solution, which manages more ...

Regal indicted for alleged short-selling breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
Regal Partners has been indicted by the South Korean securities watchdog after a former employee allegedly breached the country's tough short-selling rules. The Korean Prosecutor's Office issued an indictment against Regal and its former employee ...