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Super fund engagement peaks among members with $250k+ balances: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
An Investment Trends report has identified a clear inflection point for member engagement with superannuation funds. The 2024 Super Member Engagement report, based on a survey of 10,886 respondents, provided an analysis of member attitudes, satisfaction ...

AFCA to expel Dixon Advisory

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... appropriate and fair outcome for consumers, providing them with ample time to lodge a claim, as well as recognising that the profession is funding the compensation." Also commenting, on LinkedIn FAAA chair David Sharpe wrote: "Let's be clear though ...

Schroders announces structural, leadership changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
Schroders Australia has announced a structural change to its Australian fixed income and Australian multi-asset teams. Under the changes the two teams will come together as a combined investment capability under a single point of leadership. Schroders ...

EQT Mid-Market Growth Fund exceeds target

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
The Baring Private Equity Asia EQT Mid-Market Growth Partnership (MMG fund) has held its final close at $2.4 billion in total fund commitments, of which $2.1 billion is fee-generating. The raise more than doubled the fund's original target size of $1.1 ...

Employees will quit on full return-to-office orders: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
Financial services professionals will threaten to quit if they are forced to go into the office five days a week, a Robert Walters survey finds. The survey based on more than 2000 Australian workers found that nine out of 10 will look for a new job ...

KKR forms exclusive partnership with Capital Group

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
KKR and Capital Group have formed an exclusive strategic alliance to democratise hybrid public-private market investment solutions across multiple asset classes, geographies, and channels. The first strategies, slated to launch in the US next year ...

Clime to offload Madison Financial Group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
... financial advisers who represent well the expected high standards of practitioners in the evolving financial advisory profession. We're proud to have been chosen by Clime as their partner in this transaction and the entire Infocus community is genuinely ...

Former licensee chief takes new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
Helen Blackford, formerly chief executive of Insignia Financial's licensing and professional services businesses, will now lead Nestworth Financial Strategists. Blackford has been appointed chief executive of the group, which is backed by AZ NGA. ...

Platform reveals advice firms' top issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
Practice management, advice technology, and superannuation are top of mind for financial advisers who want to improve their aptitude and knowledge, according to professional networking platform Ensombl. The analysis of adviser conversations stemming ...

New platform launches for high-net-worth families

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
A new platform has launched in Australia today for high-net-worth families, to assist them in organising intergenerational wealth transfers. HeirWealth is a family wealth platform that aims to address challenges that individuals, families and professional ...