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Sequoia ends FY24 with 350 advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
Sequoia Financial Group gained a net of 14 financial advisers to end up with about 350 representatives at the end of the 2024 financial year. Sequoia added 70 advisers to the stable but lost 56, most of whom were from "non-economic practices who closed ...

ISPT, IFM Investors merger advances

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
The merger of IFM Investors and ISPT has moved forward as the latter's shareholders agree on the conditions of the deal. ISPT's board has notified IFM Investors that it "has elected to support a binding offer made to ISPT and their unit holders." ...

SSGA takes 5% stake in Raiz

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has taken a 5% stake in micro-investment platform Raiz as the latter uses funds to expand its market share and jump on the artificial intelligence bandwagon. SSGA will acquire its 4.8% interest worth $1.97 million ...

Minchin Moore merges with Brand Financial

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
Minchin Moore has merged with Queensland-based Brand Financial to open its new Brisbane office in a move it said is part of its national expansion strategy. In addition to the merger, Justin Brand has been names as partner and regional manager for Queensland. ...

RI Toowoomba eyes regional market

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... space, we're able to, first of all, understand the markets, but also then provide a succession to businesses looking to merge and advisers looking to sell and retire. There's a lot of activity around that. We see that as an opportunity for us," ...

Perpetual names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
Perpetual has named its new chief executive and managing director as Rob Adams steps down. Bernard Reilly assumes the top job, having exited Australian Retirement Trust (ART) as chief executive in February 2024. He spent two years at ART where he oversaw ...

ART appoints chief financial officer, promotes managers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
Australian Retirement Trust will welcome a new chief financial officer in October. It comes as the fund also adds three new leadership positions to its investments function. Phil Fraser will take over as chief financial officer on October 1, replacing ...

Monash Investors merges with DMX AM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
Monash Investors has confirmed the completed merger with DMX Asset Management as of August 12. Following the merger, DMX AM portfolio manager Michael Haddad has been named co-portfolio manager with Monash Investors. "Michael hit the ground running ...

CFMEU fallout stokes governance debate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
The ongoing scandal surrounding the Construction, Forestry, and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) has called into question the governance settings within the industry superannuation fund sector, with some suggesting boards no longer require - or benefit ...

CareSuper returns 8.54% for default members

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
CareSuper's MySuper option returned 8.54% for FY24, receiving a boost from its investment in global shares. CareSuper reported positive returns in most categories except for its direct property option, which has been negative for two consecutive ...