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Investments, advice complaints jump 18%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
Investments and financial advice complaints jumped 18% in the 2025 financial year, thanks to the failures of United Global Capital, Shield Master Fund, First Guardian Master Fund and Brite Advisors. This is according to the Australian Financial Complaints ...

Financial services workers earn 12% pay rise

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
... can earn between $95,000 and $140,000, while a senior financial planner can earn up to $180,000. The head of financial planning can earn between $200,000 and $280,000. Financial planners from Queensland and Victoria can make between $90,000 and $130,000. ...

ASIC sues Fortnum Private Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
ASIC is suing Fortnum Private Wealth for allegedly failing to manage and comply with its cybersecurity obligations that exposed the information of its financial advisers and clients. In the NSW Supreme Court, ASIC alleges Fortnum exposed its authorised ...

North inflows jump 60%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
AMP's North platform saw net inflows jump 60% in the last financial year, with $1.7 billion of client money reported in the June quarter. Total assets under management (AUM) for the platforms business, which includes Asgard platform products issued ...

Treasury wants 'more confidence' in sustainable product labels

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... Sustainable Finance Taxonomy as part of Priority 2 Developing the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, and transition planning guidance under Priority 3 Support credible net zero transition planning. Robust and clear product labelling can also help ...

Ascalon snaps up consulting talent

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... goals and business strategy. With a background spanning managed account consulting, fund manager research, and financial planning, Currie adds depth to Ascalon's capability in supporting Private Wealth, Institutional, and Family Office clients. Before ...

Adviser exodus puts retirement savings at risk: CPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
CPA Australia says the drastic exodus of financial advisers has put Australians' retirement money at risk, possibly leading them to invest in higher-risk schemes. According to the Financial Adviser Register, there are only 15,300 advisers left in the ...

Missing personal information can boost retirement income: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
... increase expected retirement outcomes using a greater extent of additional personal information, given their retirement planning expertise." Superannuation funds can play a key role for members who cannot or do not want to engage a financial adviser ...

HUB24 reports record $136bn FUA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
HUB24's total funds under administration (FUA) reached a record $136.4 billion at the end of June. Net inflows for the 2025 financial year were $19.8 billion, up 25% annually. Excluding the $4 billion of migrations during the period, net inflows ...

Macquarie lines up $240m deal for new data centre

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... facility. The new campus requires subdivision of land, which Macquarie said it expected to take a number of months to receive planning approval for. "Building of new data centres on this campus is expected to be in a few years, in this period Macquarie ...