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AFA, FPA plan joint roadshow

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
Irrespective of the outcome of the upcoming merger vote, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) will host a combined roadshow event across the country this year. The Combined Association ...

FPA, AFA merger consultation to close

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
The member consultation period on a proposed merger between the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is due to close on January 31, with members encouraged to provide their feedback before then. ...

JANA management buys out Insignia stake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
... continuing to support the funds' internal investment teams with our ability to go deeper into specialist areas and provide extra agility to respond to their needs in this changing world. This is leading to an increasing amount of funds undertaking ...

Managed accounts dominated by SMAs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2022
... for financial advisers and investment managers to work with than managed discretionary accounts which can require special extra licensing," Dunnin explained "SMAs are also more scalable and easier to explain to investor clients, meaning they can engage ...

FPA, AFA merger talks continue

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
The proposed merger between the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has entered into the second round of member consultation. Recently, members have been invited to complete a survey to help ...

Global X launches uranium ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2022
The new Global X Uranium ETF (ATOM) will give Aussie investors exposure to the fast-growing uranium and nuclear power sector. Launched today by Global X ETFs, the fund tracks the Solactive Global Uranium and Nuclear Components Returns Index to provide ...

Blackstone restricts withdrawals on US$125bn property fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
Blackstone is limiting withdrawals from its US$125 billion real estate income trust (REIT) after a sharp rise in redemption requests. The global investor said the REIT received repurchase requests exceeding both the 2% of net asset value (NAV) monthly ...

Financial advice adds $150k in retirement: Analysis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
... advice, Aware Super found those that did receive advice had an average of 22% more in their super account, or about $150,000 extra. Further, those who received advice were able to withdraw their funds at a 33% higher drawdown amount; recorded nearly ...

The challenge of articulating value of ongoing advice

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... to advocate for the fact that financial advice is not just sitting down and talking about investments. It is more of that extra stuff, the non-financial stuff that we actually do, which when I talk to my clients, that's the stuff they value." He ...

Magellan seeks $1m increase to director fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
Magellan is seeking to increase the maximum remuneration paid to all non-executive directors from $750,000 to $1.75 million. Magellan has scheduled an Extraordinary General Meeting to vote on the matter on December 14. The last time shareholders approved ...