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NZSF returns 17%, smashes benchmarks

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
New Zealand Super Fund (NZSF) returned a whopping 17% in the year to May, outpacing many of its benchmarks. Under the new leadership of chief executive Jo Townsend, New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund is aiming to double in size from its current ...

Consultation opens on tax practitioners' registration

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
Treasury has opened consultation on reforming the registration framework for tax practitioners, reviewing the key areas of education, qualification, and experience requirements. The consultation is part of the government's response to the PwC tax ...

Clime names acting managing director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
Clime Investment Management has appointed Michael Baragwanath as acting managing director after Annick Donat stepped down from her role as chief executive earlier this month. Donat will leave the business on July 31 but Baragwanath will take on his ...

Data concerns land Fiducian with additional licence conditions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024
Fiducian Portfolio Services has been slapped with additional licence conditions by APRA, as the regulator looks to address concerns ahead of the annual performance test. APRA said it identified issues with the accuracy and completeness of data submitted ...

Clime chief executive resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
Clime Investment Management chief executive Annick Donat is exiting shortly after the ASX-listed firm announced an overhaul of its business model. Donat said she decided to step down after three years in the top job. Her final day is July 31. Before ...

Markets look to US rate cuts as inflation falls

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) has indicated that a cooling labour market has alleviated inflation pressures, signalling to investors that interest rate cuts could be on the horizon. June's US consumer price index (CPI) data revealed a rise of 3% from ...

Insignia Financial overhauls operating model, executive team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
Just a day after denying it has engaged Citi to consider takeover offers, Insignia Financial has overhauled its entire operating model and executive lineup. Insignia Financial is moving away from its current functional operating model and introducing ...

Advisers encouraged to embrace AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
The Investment Trends Adviser Technology Needs Report found financial advisers are showing a strong demand for better technology integration as they look to consolidate their tech stacks. Interestingly, the survey found the adoption of artificial intelligence ...

Stake to operate under its own AFSL

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
Stake currently provides financial services as an authorised representative of Sanlam Private Wealth and global payments giant Airwallex; both hold an AFSL. But soon, Stake will operate under its own AFSL, offering services as an authorised representative ...

AustralianSuper reports 'solid return', lags rivals

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
AustralianSuper's default balanced investment option, where over 90% of its members are invested, reported an 8.46% return for the last financial year. That option has an average annual return of 8.72% over 15 years. Meanwhile, the $335 billion super ...