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Custodians revel in double-digit gains

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
Most of Australia's custodians enjoyed double-digit growth in the second half of 2024, benefitting from strong investment markets and ongoing industry consolidation. Data from the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) shows in the six ...

Housing construction lags broader economy by 49%: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
The housing construction sector is lagging Australia's productivity levels by 49% and is helping fuel the affordable housing crisis, a new report from the Productivity Commission reveals. The Housing construction productivity: Can we fix it? report ...

Iress creates dedicated customer role

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... Iress as we step into an exciting new era of opportunities for technology-led advice delivery," Willmer said. "Adam will play a key role in supporting the launch of our 2025 product roadmap, which introduces innovative new functionality to our Xplan ...

Centaur goes self-licensed, appoints former dealer group head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
Financial planning firm Centaur Financial Services has moved to its own AFSL and made a key hire in the process. Since 2015, Centaur has operated under a co-op licence with RFS Advice, Evalesco, and Guide Financial to reduce costs. However, Centaur ...

Shift needed in retirement income advice: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... Adrian Stewart said retirement advice holds inherent "complexities and emotional challenges". "If advisers are to continue to play their central role in facilitating on optimal retirement income system, then their ability to evolve and develop retirement ...

Advisers must improve public awareness to win Australians' trust: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
Financial advisers will need to improve public awareness to win over millions of Australians, many of whom still don't know what an adviser does or how they add value, according to an intelliflo whitepaper. The emphasis to articulate what a professional ...

EQT brings new strategy to Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... strategically position the launch of the offering. "EQT Nexus Infrastructure enables individuals and institutions alike to play a role in supporting businesses that offer essential services to society, while benefitting from EQT's demonstrated approach ...

Five V hires from buyout firm EQT

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
An EQT Partners client relations and capital raising director is set to join technology-focused private equity and venture capital firm Five V Capital. It is understood that Harry O'Neill will be on gardening leave until August. He landed at EQT ...

Janus Henderson turns $5.2bn fixed interest fund into active ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
Janus Henderson Investors has launched its Australian fixed interest ETF, while another ETF provider has reduced management fees on its US offering. The Janus Henderson Australian Fixed Interest Active ETF (JFIX) is an actively managed ETF, that aims ...

Industry fund insurance bungle adds fuel to mounting outrage

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
Rest is the latest fund to botch its handling of insurance - this time for incorrectly charging uninsured members for coverage - adding to a growing pile of industry failures. Rest's mishandling comes as other major superannuation funds have been caught ...