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Half of super funds to close in coming decade: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... administrators, custodians, insurers, investment managers and asset consultants, and actuaries and auditors. Having already reduced in line with industry consolidation and increased regulation, Mercer predicts the number of third-party providers will ...

Selfwealth expands leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... change programs to deliver new technology solutions for customers, streamline operational capabilities and improve bottom line outcomes." Meantime, Samantha Powell is now head of marketing and communication at the broker platform. She joined in January ...

AFCA secures $40m in refunds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... issue identified in the report on the life insurance sector was policy term breaches, namely failure to provide statements in line with the terms. A whopping 93 reports were passed on to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, 47 were referred ...

Low-margin clients hurt practice valuations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
Lower fee-paying clients are severely affecting financial advice practices' bottom line and ultimately drag business valuations, a new analysis reveals. The latest Advice practice acquisition, sale & valuation guide from Centurion Market Makers highlights ...

Centuria raises $50m for new fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... and a c.1,500 sqm hardstand. Its short 2-year WALE provides a value-add opportunity to generate positive rent reversions in line with market asking prices today," he said. Centuria is a co-investor in the fund. "We are looking at high-quality assets ...

Taskforce suggests aged care funding be based on personal wealth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... relieved part of peoples' superannuation won't be ringfenced to meet costs. "The recommendations of the Taskforce are in line with ASFA's submission and include changes to charging and means testing arrangements which will ensure that those ...

Iress loses key wealth executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... departure of Haqqani, chief product and operating officer for Iress' wealth business, comes as the firm reported a bottom-line loss of $137.5 million for the 2023 financial year. Iress posted a net profit of $52.7 million the year before. Haqqani ...

Centrepoint Alliance targets further growth with new platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... complement the 12 platforms already available on its approved product list, including AMP, Praemium, HUB24 and Netwealth, in line with its position as an open architecture provider. "The pending launch of the IconiQ Platform and iQ portfolios launched ...

Iress sells platforms business

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... finalises in April and will ultimately be used to retire debt. Iress chief executive Marcus Price said the divestment is in line with its strategy of refocusing on core businesses of wealth, trading and market data, and superannuation. Iress is on track ...

Risk, compliance staff in hot demand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
With regulatory demands showing no signs of slowing in 2024, experienced risk and compliance professionals remain hot property. According to Kaizen Recruitment director Amanda Chisholm, factors like RG97, the Financial Accountability Regime, regulators' ...