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'Unrealistic overconfidence' major issue for new advice clients

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
A new report has identified how financial advice firms can bridge the value gap for prospective clients to get them on their books. Netwealth's 2024 Advisable Australian research, conducted in partnership with The Lab Strategy, found the barriers to ...

AFCA complaints surge in FY24

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) received a record number of complaints in the 2024 financial year, jumping 9% to more than 105,000. Preliminary numbers show scam-related complaints drove the surge, together with motor vehicle insurance ...

London-based boutique opens fund to local investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
London-based boutique investment manager Atlantic House has opened its Uncorrelated Strategies Fund to Australian investors. The Uncorrelated Strategies Fund, which was launched in the UK in May 2022, aims to deliver positive uncorrelated returns in ...

JANA wins investment consulting mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
JANA Investment Advisers has been awarded a mandate to provide investment consulting services for separately managed accounts (SMA) aggregator Wealthtrac. The mandate, effective from August 15, will initially cover 10 of Wealthtrac's existing SMAs ...

Generation Development Group corrals complete ownership of Lonsec

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
Generation Development Group, the parent company of Generation Life, which recently acquired the remaining stake in Lonsec, has reported a $673 million increase in funds under management (FUM) over the last financial year. Generation Life received over ...

Industry funds defend CFMEU board ties

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
Industry funds BUSSQ and Cbus have defended their respective boards' close ties to the CFMEU, saying all representatives satisfy the fit and proper standards outlined by APRA. This week the Victorian branch of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime ...

Equip Super returns 9.23% to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
Equip Super has revealed its Balanced Growth option achieved a return of 9.23%, and its Growth Plus option delivered 12.12%. Equip Super chief investment officer Andrew Howard said despite a challenging global backdrop, rising interest rates and ongoing ...

MLC awards $285m mandate to Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024
MLC Asset Management has awarded Janus Henderson a $285 million emerging markets equities mandate. Janus Henderson said the mandate showcased the growing need for Australian institutional investors to have exposure beyond major market indices. The mandate ...

Insignia Financial overhauls operating model, executive team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
Just a day after denying it has engaged Citi to consider takeover offers, Insignia Financial has overhauled its entire operating model and executive lineup. Insignia Financial is moving away from its current functional operating model and introducing ...

New boutique launches private debt fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
Nero Private - a newly established boutique non-bank credit firm - has launched its first private debt fund, aimed at supporting Australian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) while offering investors stable returns. Nero Private invests in credit-vetted ...