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Insurance through superannuation stages a comeback

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... insurers are "generally prompt" in finalising death benefit claims, with the vast majority settled within two months and only a small fraction dragging beyond a year. For TPD claims, however, while most are wrapped up within six months, 14% of claims ...

Outlook favourable for practice valuations: Guide

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
... acquirers to be much more discerning when it comes to fee per client - but they should continue to trade at a premium to other small businesses. According to Centurion Market Makers' Advice Practice Acquisition, Sale & Valuation Guide for 2025, demand ...

Global active equity managers suffer their worst year in decades

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... managers pulled it off. Frontier Advisors senior consultant Brad Purkis noted this year's benchmark performance was driven by a small group of stocks - chiefly the 'Magnificent Seven' - making life tough for active managers in global equities. As an ...

Chalmers looks to trade super pool for minerals with US

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
The US Superannuation Investment Summit has kicked off in the United States with Australian super funds exploring deeper investment opportunities within the US. Treasurer Jim Chalmers addressed the summit, essentially serving up Australia's retirement ...

Advisers grapple with AI, require support: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... Thirty-six percent said they are interested in AI but need to be trained, while 31% have no intention to use it at all. A small number (6%) said they use AI "extensively." To meet some of the demand for AI-powered functionality, platform providers have ...

NGS Super shutters direct investment option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... OneVue Wealth Services. However, OneVue has advised it is discontinuing the service. The super fund said that with only a "small number of providers offering this service, together with the relatively small number of NGS members using the DIO, our view ...

Property developer, investment firm goes 'all in' on Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... Commission and currently partners with 35 advice firms across Australia. "We are investing in established and profitable small to mid-tier financial services firms across Australia, while also exploring larger strategic opportunities as time prevails," ...

ASIC turns up the heat on private markets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... class. This is minute compared to the size of the global private credit sector, which is about US$2.1 trillion. "Due to the small size of the private credit market in Australia, the RBA considers that direct risks to financial stability from this market ...

Platinum rolls out major leadership reshuffle

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... June 2024 half, impacted by net outflows of $2.5 billion. The company said it is scheduled to launch a new global equity small cap offering in April this year, which will be the first of its new offerings under the new Platinum Partner Series. The strategy ...

ASIC bans Brisbane-based financial services director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... provided the false loan agreement, and restructuring documents to a restructuring practitioner, creditors and ASIC during the small business restructure process of JB Markets. In doing this, Aardoom represented the other company as a creditor of JB Markets ...