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Alvia scoops up majority stake in ice cream cone maker

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... doubled in value since 2012, now exceeding $1.5 billion. The family office also reported a 41% increase in "indulgent products" over the past year. The firm said that the demand for comfort, nostalgia, and small luxuries continues to rise, and that ice ...

HCF Life fined $750k for misleading contract term

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... been fined $750,000 by the Federal Court for misleading the public about a pre-existing condition term under its Recover products. Last October, the court ruled the term would deny coverage if a customer did not disclose a pre-existing condition before ...

PIMCO recruits alternatives specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... Australian head of global wealth management. The recruit is tasked with distributing alternative credit and hedge fund products. The appointment comes as the US asset manager moved to beef up its product lineup aimed at the lucrative and intensely competitive ...

Betashares launches fixed income ETFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... Betashares has launched three fixed income ETFs, designed to replicate the characteristics of traditional bonds. The three products - Betashares 2028 Fixed Term Corporate Bond Active ETF (ASX:28BB), 2029 Fixed Term Corporate Bond Active ETF (ASX:29BB) ...

FAAA calls for stronger consumer protections in advice reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... to financial advice, however, stressed that retirement planning advice involves diverse client circumstances, complex products, long-term horizons, numerous interdependencies, and multiple risks, with high levels of expertise required to deliver it. ...

Channel Capital launches Apollo asset-backed credit trust in Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... the evolving needs of Australian investors, corporates and retirees through creative capital solutions and customised products," Moon said. "Secular changes in financial markets continue to position the asset backed finance market for future growth ...

Life insurance premiums edge lower

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... climb from the 9.1% low recorded in December 2020 immediately prior to the release of a new range of disability income products following the APRA intervention and release of conforming products in 2021," DEXX&R said. Group risk premiums ticked up 0.3% ...

Platinum merger no cure for active managers' challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... Ler said. He noted that L1 Capital has a more diversified client base and questioned whether Platinum's underperforming products would resonate with those clients. Moreover, Platinum's own distribution is heavily concentrated among retail and advised ...

ASIC streamlines AFSL applications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... application details, eliminating the need to separately upload additional documentation and the ability to select financial products and services at a more granular level so that ASIC can better understand the financial services that applicants intend ...

Wealth managers' recovery looks promising: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... division, a new analyst note states, adding the firm has differentiated its North platform by offering MyNorth Lifetime products, blending accumulation/super with a retirement income solution. As a more focused wealth and bank operator, AMP is now starting ...