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MLC wary of but not opposed to bitcoin

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... in bitcoin in the future, but now is not the right time. "Like many institutional investors, we remain in the 'not now', rather than 'not ever' to bitcoin camp," Farmer said. "Wind the clock back a few years and if you had asked investment professionals ...

UniSuper targets 'missing middle' with new digital advice offering

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... said. He said, however, that the fund spent "a lot of time and investment" determining its business requirements first. Rather than looking to a vendor to solve the problem at hand, the fund focused on understanding the needs of its members and its unique ...

Convicted adviser fails to appeal prison sentence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... involved [in his offending], there is simply no basis for the suggestion that the sentence was 'wholly outside the range'. Rather, we consider it to be lenient," the joint statement read. Grimm will serve the balance of his sentence.

Our results were strong: Alexis George

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... threats, George said AMP's platforms are well priced and that margin declines weren't due to pricing pressure but rather a shift in asset mix, with more advisers using managed accounts. She expects ongoing innovation in that space and highlighted ...

Super's operational infrastructure 'not quite right'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... and is likely to entail considerable cost, time and effort. We would like to see greater recognition of the situation, rather than presuming the underlying problems can be easily addressed and that 'super funds are failing their members' simply because ...

CBA's 'Cinderella story' over: Analysts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... an imminent sell-off, being a rotation into resources or a systemic crisis. "Asset managers have been allocating to CBA rather than the large-cap miners due to China's economic challenges, however this could unwind quickly," he said. "In the event ...

Industry fund insurance bungle adds fuel to mounting outrage

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... the case." He said Rest should've done everything in their power to get things over the line as painlessly as possible, rather than putting their client's family through this stress. "To me, its unforgivable. Seeing it firsthand - people struggling while ...

Briefcase launches five SMAs on Praemium

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... "One of the standout benefits of direct indexing is its potential for tax optimisation. By owning individual securities rather than a fund, advisers can implement tax-loss harvesting strategies more effectively," Persky said. "This involves selling securities ...

Independent financial planning boutique opens in Brisbane

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... two years at Morgans, Scarrabelotti left, citing that she preferred to help clients with their entire financial situation rather than providing scoped advice. "What I wanted to give my clients is more encompassing," she said. For now, Scarrabelotti said ...

BUSSQ loses legal bid to overturn additional licence conditions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... must also be made public. Judge Sarah Derrington suggested BUSSQ may have pursued a judicial review as a tactical move rather than the most appropriate legal avenue, potentially to prevent APRA from addressing procedural flaws. BUSSQ said it was disappointed ...