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Younger Aussies want personalised financial advice: CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
... support of the federal government's introduction of a new class of adviser who can offer limited advice on life insurance products. Under current laws, life insurers in Australia are legally restricted from providing personal advice to customers. In ...

CC Capital drags feet on Insignia takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... Capital was founded in 2016 by Chinh Chu and Douglas Newton. Its portfolio includes annuities and indexed universal life products Fidelity & Guaranty Life provider, commercial data and analytics firm Dun & Bradstreet, and investment technology and advisory ...

North inflows jump 60%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... reported in the June quarter. Total assets under management (AUM) for the platforms business, which includes Asgard platform products issued by AMP, reached $83.2 billion. "This reflects the strength of our platform proposition for advisers and their ...

Treasury wants 'more confidence' in sustainable product labels

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... product labels, which will help investors and consumers "identify, compare, and make informed decisions" about relevant products. "The objective of sustainable product labelling is to ensure that investors have confidence in the sustainability claims ...

Hostplus closes two investment options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025
... Hostplus said. "Closing these options will help us manage overall costs for our members and will simplify the range of products members can choose from." Members who still hold those options will see their investments move into alternate, similar options. ...

Perpetual wealth hires sustainability manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
Perpetual Wealth Management has recruited a manager to help support the business's responsible investment products and policies. Rachel Phillips brings years of experience in sustainability practices, working most recently with JP Morgan Asset Management ...

ASIC fines advice groups over unregistered advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... According to ASIC, the unregistered adviser presented a Statement of Advice to a client in relation to life insurance products. "Failure to register a financial adviser creates a risk for consumers who may receive personal advice from unregistered advisers," ...

Beware risks in private markets: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... are now seeking to increase their exposure to open-ended and semi-liquid private markets strategies, such as evergreen products. There are currently over 400 evergreen strategies available, bfinance found. Hence, investors are met with more simplicity ...

Australian Ethical promotes pair to accelerate growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
... lead the strategic growth of Australian Ethical's super fund through competitive, innovative, and member-centric products and services, the ASX-listed group said. Loyez brings over 25 years' experience and has been chief customer officer since ...

HUB24 reports record $136bn FUA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
... $1.5 billion was migrated from EQT in October 2024. Over FY24 and FY25, about $5.3 billion of FUA was migrated from EQT products to HUB24 and have now finalised. FUA also surged thanks to its takeover of ClearView's superannuation and pension business ...