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Search funds beat VC, private equity returns

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
... concept in Australia for decades, the idea of bringing this particular structure around a search fund model to facilitate EtA is not, professional search investor Pete Seligman says. According to a 2022 study conducted by Stanford Business, US search ...

Iress unveils major restructure, new leadership

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
... in headcount. Iress also announced that it will divest from its MFA and platform businesses after determining they're not strategically aligned to the future direction of the company. This strategic move follows the appointment of Marcus Price as ...

Review calls for Reserve Bank overhaul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
... of governor Philip Lowe's 2020 prediction that rates wouldn't rise until 2024. However, it states: "This Review is not a judgement on the past six months. We have looked back over three decades." The 294-page document suggests a raft of extensive ...

TAL, AIA dominate group life market

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
According to the latest data on life insurance claims and disputes from APRA and ASIC, TAL is the largest player in the group insurance sector in Australia. TAL leads the life insurance market, boasting a 40.4% market share, insuring 3.9 million lives ...

Adviser complaints rise, super complaints decrease

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... recorded a staggering 4115 complaints. Financial adviser complaints on the other hand increased by 25% from 1959. AFCA did not isolate the complaints related to Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services, which as of April 17 stood at 1800 in aggregate. ...

Industry welcomes experience pathway consultation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... added the FAAA continues to feel strongly that there should be a time limit on the pathway, so a relatively young adviser does not continue to practice indefinitely without relevant qualifications. "We have had a lot of engagement from members on the ...

Purpose of pause to gather more data: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... including in the public sector, later in the year which it judged would have some impact. The members then discussed the case for not changing monetary policy at the meeting and said it found monetary policy had already been tightened significantly in ...

Experience pathway consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2021 would meet one part of the educational requirements. Advisers must also show they have not recorded any disciplinary action on the Financial Advisers Register before 31 December 2021 and pass the adviser exam. Currently ...

Illegal early release of super sees director banned

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... could access their super early to buy a home or pay personal debts. Edden-Brown also assisted consumers in doing so, despite not meeting the conditions, so they could repay personal debts. He is banned from providing financial services and engaging in ...

Frontier Advisors tops asset consultant ranking

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
According to the Peter Lee Associates survey of Australian institutional investors, Frontier has kept its place as the top asset consultant in the country. The Peter Lee Associates survey collected opinions from around 100 chief investment officers ...