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Treasury unveils advice reforms draft legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... their clients and we are very happy to see this included in the first tranche of legislation". "Another piece of important news for our members is confirmation that commissions on life insurance (Recommendation 13.7) can continue to be paid to advisers ...

Investor associations to unite

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023
... offered complimentary ASA membership of the same duration as their existing membership. "There is no doubt this is great news for not only ASA and AIA members, but the industry as a whole," the ASA board said. "We will be able to provide larger and greater ...

Government to amend transfer balance cap laws

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... SMSF Solutions managing director Meg Heffron told Financial Standard that the government's announcement was "very welcome news," adding that several of her clients with defined benefit pensions in other funds have been impacted by mergers outside their ...

WAM launches unit trust, names RE

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... Equity Trustees was also selected to be the trustee of FIIG Securities' newly launched Australian bond fund. In other news, the fiduciary services provider sold off its Irish business, having reached a deal with its management team.

Renato Mota to leave Insignia Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... Mota's performance incentives were due to be voted on by shareholders on the day, but the resolution has now been withdrawn. News of his planned departure comes as Insignia seeks to further overhaul its business. In July, the company announced it ...

Former AMP Capital executive takes over at Selfwealth

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
SelfWealth has named Craig Keary as its new chief executive, set to assume the role next week. The news of Keary joining comes just days after the trading platform rejected a takeover bid from rival Stake. Stake was offering 17.5 cents per share, which ...

Selfwealth ditches Stake takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
... FY23, recovering from a $6.3 million loss the year prior. Selfwealth traded at 14 cents per share at the end of October 14. News of Stake's acquisition proposal one day later saw the share price jump 29% to 18 cents. The platform has $9.5 billion ...

EQT buys VetPartners

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... clinics and hospitals that are an employer of choice for our vets, nurses and all 4,300 animal advocates within our team." The news comes after the launch of EQT's new open-ended fund, EQT Nexus, in September.

AUSIEX, Saxo launch new adviser trading solution

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... not only enabling advisers to trade international equities alongside domestic securities, but also benefit from integrated news and research, trading tools and reporting capabilities," Salis said. "This partnership will help Australian advisers better ...

Betashares carves slice of superannuation pie

CHLOE WALKER, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
... industry, Betashares is set to acquire Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's superannuation business, in a move labelled great news for consumers. The ETF provider will buy Bendigo Superannuation, taking on its $1.4 billion in funds under administration and ...