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

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... Despite positive returns in FY23, overall member satisfaction and Net Promoter Scores (NPS) have continued to decline, though a few non-defined benefit funds bucked the trend. Meanwhile, super fund switching activity slightly decreased to 8% from 9% ...

AFCA to expel Dixon Advisory

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) is set to kick out Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services (DASS) as a member over the next few weeks. AFCA announced on May 28 that the administrator of DASS has 21 days to reply to the proposal. AFCA expects the ...

Super pool jumps to $3.9tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
Superannuation assets soared to $3.9 trillion, jumping 11.3% at the end of March despite the number of APRA-regulated funds shrinking. The latest APRA statistics show that a wave of contributions drove the momentum as well as investments returning 10.9% ...

Market pessimism over Insignia 'overblown'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
Morningstar equity analyst Shaun Ler believes that the market is pessimistic over Insignia Financial and is downplaying its ability to stabilise its earnings. "Investors appear to be deterred by margin compression, sluggish flows, restructuring challenges ...

ASX loses technology and data head

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
... the hunt for Chesterman's replacement. ASX chief executive and managing director Helen Lofthouse said: "Over the past few months, we've had the chance to recognise how much has been achieved in recent years but also how much more opportunity ...

Major themes to watch in the ETF space

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... all-time high. What we're seeing now is gold being used as a strategic allocation in portfolios." Metcalf added that while a few years back emphasis was on innovation in terms of robotics and battery technology, the new golden child of the ETF industry ...

Cromwell gets $457m for European funds platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... other stakeholders for remaining engaged and supportive as we have executed on Cromwell's refreshed strategy over the last few years." Also commenting, Cromwell chief executive Jonathan Callaghan said this marks the end of the group's simplification ...

PrimaryMarkets launches new financial adviser channel

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... administrative work. PrimaryMarkets executive chair Jamie Green said registration takes about 30 seconds, and advisers will find "very few administrative hurdles to navigate" to start to trading. The PrimaryMarkets platform enables advisers to introduce ...

ANZ transfers Will bank to Equity Trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... of law firms around the country also create wills and estate plans and hold them for safekeeping, none have our volume, and few would have a record of nearly 140 years of providing continuous service and security for those documents," Equity Trustees ...

Advisers urgently call on Treasury to recognise degrees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... 2023, the number of new entrants across the entire financial advice sector was only 381," she said. "We know there are very few Professional Year candidates currently progressing with our member firms. The number of new entrants will not replenish the ...