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Insignia Financial plans advice business transformation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... that he thinks of Insignia Financial as "having a smaller slice of a larger pie." Establishing ASC will allow Insignia to focus its efforts on growing its Professional Services businesses, Shadforth Financial Group and Bridges Financial Services, it ...

Federal Reserve raises interest rates to a 22-year high

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, taking rates to a 22-year high. Overnight, the Fed announced rates would rise to a range of 5.25% to 5.5% to continue its fight against inflation. Fed chair Jerome ...

Industry grapples with looming cyber threats

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
With the threat of cyber-attacks growing by the day, leadership teams in all areas of financial services are being urged to ramp up cybersecurity protections, with the regulators keeping a keen eye on their efforts. But while major institutions might ...

Aware Super, Challenger partner for DB solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
Challenger will provide Aware Super with a $619 million group lifetime annuity policy to de-risk some of its lifetime pension liabilities. Challenger was selected by the fund, saying it is well placed to meet the needs of Aware Super's defined benefit ...

GBST snaps up Advice Intelligence

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
GBST, a cloud-based SaaS wealth management provider, has acquired Advice Intelligence, the financial planning software provider that entered voluntary administration in May. GBST chief executive Robert DeDominicis said: "The acquisition positions GBST ...

KKR real estate arm reports $30m loss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... posted revenue of $156.6 million for the period and adjusted revenue of $44 million. KREF chief executive Matt Salem said the focus continues to be best in class liabilities and liquidity positions as well as the current market. "KREF is operating with ...

ASIC sues Vanguard for greenwash in bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... at a Finance News Network Fund Manager Event, both of which were recorded and published online. "ASIC will continue its focus on alleged greenwashing conduct, and we continue to stress to the financial services industry that if exclusions in investments ...

Super sector falling behind in cyber security: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
... industry perspective, also, there is a lot of consolidation happening in the super industry," he explained. "Usually, the focus is to make the mergers and acquisitions work from an operational and technology perspective. So, in that process, it has been ...

Insignia offloads investment bonds unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
... is considered adjacent to Insignia Financial's core strategic priorities and the sale will provide improved business focus and clarity, while IOOF Ltd's policy holders will benefit from joining the Australian Unity Group which is committed to ...

Rethinking retirement: Focus on spending, not saving

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... this fear is crucial for shifting the emphasis from accumulating a retirement "nest egg" to drawing down on capital. "My focus is on adequacy, giving people the confidence to spend their own money, but to solve for that you need to solve for the fear ...