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Adamantem Capital completes Mason Stevens acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
Adamantem Capital has completed its acquisition of Mason Stevens, with the deal to deliver significant value and benefits for the acquired firm. Mason Stevens will benefit from the deal by increasing investment in its integrated wealth platform and ...

Not one trustee tracked end-to-end claims handling times: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
A review of major superannuation trustees by ASIC found that not even one monitored or reported on the full process of death benefit claims handling. The review of superannuation trustees including, Australian Retirement Trust, Avanteos (Colonial First ...

WT Financial enters JV with Merchant Wealth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... executive director. Investco intends to invest in a series of "hub entities" (Hubcos), each representing either a single practice or a group of complementary practices with multi-million-dollar revenue. A hub may be selected for investment if it has ...

APRA levy to cost $243m in FY26

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
The total cost to keep APRA's enforcement activity going is set to be $243 million in the 2026 financial year, with the superannuation industry taking up about 30% of this amount. Super funds have been allocated $72.9 million to fund APRA's operations ...

FAAA expands policy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... Prior to Macquarie, Barrett worked at UBS as a financial planning consultant and at an independent financial planning practice. "David's appointment as senior manager policy & advocacy will support the continued development and implementation of ...

Infocus adds to leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... the overall mission to help advisers succeed in a way that works for them, no matter where they are in their advisory practice, or what their business model looks like," she said. "I'm proud to be part of a company that's built for the future ...

ASIC recommends standards for virtual AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... fully exercise their rights and hold the board and management to account. "My observation on that would be that best practice does breed confidence and breed trust." O'Rourke added that the main message businesses should take away from the recommendations ...

AZ NGA practices merge on road to 'super firm'

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... more affordable and accessible," Cook said. Led by chief executive and co-founder Daniel Molesworth and director and practice principal Robert Wood, Foster Raffan iPlan will benefit from being part of a "larger entity". Molesworth said the corporatised ...

Government makes record commitment to Medicare

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
Handing down the Federal Budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government is reducing all prescriptions available through the pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS), as well as investing a "record" $7.9 billion in Medicare to lift bulk billing rates. ...

My Dealer Services partners to enhance adviser education

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
The Sydney-based firm has secured access to Colonial First State's (CFS) FirstTech division for the more than 400 financial advisers within its network. The educational partnership provides My Dealer Services (MDS) adviser members with the "most up ...