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Betashares launches Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Betashares has rolled out Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs on the ASX today, saying the launches are part of a "global turning point" in the crypto investment landscape. The new funds - Betashares Bitcoin ETF (ASX: QBTC) and the Betashares Ethereum ETF (ASX ...

ASIC proposes further breach reporting relief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
ASIC is proposing additional relief for financial services businesses, which would scrap the need to report minor or technical breaches that don't result in a financial loss. The relief is intended to ease the compliance load on financial services ...

AustralianSuper warns outdated tax laws will hurt returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
AustralianSuper has called for a modernised tax system, warning that without reform super funds will at the very least be bogged down by complexity and compliance costs - and likely left at a competitive disadvantage that could drag on returns. In its ...

Future Generation appoints chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
Future Generation has appointed its first chief investment officer from Perpetual. The philanthropic investment group has appointed former Perpetual head of private wealth Lee Hopperton. Hopperton will advise Future Generation's Investment Committees ...

Challenger profits up, share price falls

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
Challenger has reported a normalised net profit after tax (NPAT) of $225 million, up 12%, driven by higher earnings across its retirement income brand, Life, and its funds management division, according to its first-half 2025 results announcement. The ...

Our results were strong: Alexis George

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
AMP chief executive Alexis George has told Financial Standard that the company's 2024 financial year results were strong, despite its share price being caned since the announcement. George said that wealth business flows, excluding its bank, have ...

Partners Wealth Group appoints new head of Partners Private

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
Partners Wealth Group has appointed a new head of its wholesale investments business, Partners Private. The wealth management firm named Fraser Herd to oversee the development and expansion of its private investment opportunities for clients and partner ...

Centaur goes self-licensed, appoints former dealer group head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
Financial planning firm Centaur Financial Services has moved to its own AFSL and made a key hire in the process. Since 2015, Centaur has operated under a co-op licence with RFS Advice, Evalesco, and Guide Financial to reduce costs. However, Centaur ...

AMP profit dives as advice business sale bites

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
AMP's statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) slumped to $150 million in the 2024 financial year, nearly half the previous year's result, which the firm attributed to simplification spend and the sale of its advice business. The prior year's ...

Advisers must improve public awareness to win Australians' trust: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
Financial advisers will need to improve public awareness to win over millions of Australians, many of whom still don't know what an adviser does or how they add value, according to an intelliflo whitepaper. The emphasis to articulate what a professional ...