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ISA, AIST announce merger to form new organisation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
Industry Super Australia (ISA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) are merging, announcing a new unified organisation to represent profit-to-member superannuation funds. In a joint statement, ISA and AIST said the merged entity ...

ASIC cracks down on former adviser, comedian

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
A former financial adviser who doubles as a comedian has had his assets frozen and been barred from leaving the country as the regulator investigates fees charged to client superannuation accounts. Last month, David Mario Valvo of Sydney was ordered ...

Platform comparison fintech launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
SuitabilityHub, a new fintech that allows financial advisers to compare platform providers' features and takes the focus off fees, has launched to financial advisers. SuitabilityHub is a one-stop shop that drills down on platform providers' ...

AMP settles class action for $110m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
AMP has put to bed a class action relating to fee for no service scandals and misleading regulators as exposed by the Royal Commission but claims no responsibility in settling for $110 million. The class action filed in June 2018, affected AMP shareholders ...

Zenith chief exits, names successor

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
The chief executive of Zenith Investment Partners will step down as the firm's chief operating officer assumes the top job. David Wright vacates the role of chief executive at the end of the year but remains at Zenith to take on a newly created ...

Westpac reports $1.8bn net profit, rise in stressed assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
Westpac has posted a net profit of $1.8 billion for 3Q23, driven by steady operating revenue and disciplined margin management. Despite inflationary headwinds which led to a rise in expenses by approximately 5% for the second half of 2023 compared to ...

DB Results launches policy admin system

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
The tech company has developed the first cloud-native, low-code policy administration system (PAS) for the life insurance sector. The regulator-approved solution aims to meet the exacting needs of the insurance sector and can be custom-designed for ...

Iress sells MFA business, reports $140m loss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
Iress is selling its managed funds administration business and will not pay an interim dividend, opting instead to reduce debt as it progresses its transformation project. Reporting its half-year results today, Iress announced it will offload the MFA ...

Foresters Financial launches tax-effective education bond

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
Foresters Financial has rolled out a new education bond, offering a tax-effective avenue for families to save for their children's education. The education bond operates under a "scholarship plan" framework, allowing bond administrators to benefit from ...

Unemployment rate rises as gender wage gap narrows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported a 14,600 drop in employment in July, deviating sharply from the anticipated rise of 15,000 by economists. In July, the unemployment rate increased to 3.7%, up from 3.5% the previous month, despite economists' ...