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Clime chief executive resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... accounts businesses with Ralton Asset Management. Madison announced last year it will partner with Godfrey Pembroke's Practice Development Group (PDG) to consolidate operational and AFSL services to create a new entity providing back-office services ...

Fiji National Provident Fund hunts active fund managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
The Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) is seeking active fund managers to oversee two strategies. The country's superannuation fund is on the hunt for fund managers to invest on behalf of its Global Listed Developed Market Equity Strategy 1 and Global ...

Inflation pummels adviser pay by 20%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
Financial advisers' remuneration has failed to beat inflation for more than 20 years, going backwards by 20%, according to a recruiter. An analysis by Recruit 2 Advice found that since 2000, advisers' salaries increased 1.9% annually or 2.8% averaged ...

Invartis enters Australian market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... recently he was sector lead partner for EY's Asia Pacific Wealth Asset Management (WAM) Technology, Data, and AI practice, based in Singapore. Prior to EY, Jansz established Deloitte's Investment Management and Wealth Data (IWA) and Technology ...

Regulation, profitability top adviser worries: BT

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
The heavy hand of the law and cost to run a profitable business are the two major worries of financial advisers, a new BT survey shows. Compliance burdens and constant legislative change are keeping financial advisers awake at night as 38% cited regulation ...

Advisers encouraged to embrace AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is on the rise, with 37% of financial advisers already using AI tools to improve practice efficiency. A further 43% of advisers express interest in integrating AI into their practices, contingent on support for ...

First advice reform bill passes parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... changes to the wording of section 99FA are a positive step. "It confirms that there is no intent to change the existing practice of superannuation funds when checking that financial advice fees are being paid in accordance with the sole purpose test. ...

AMP snares retirement expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
Aware Super's actuarial practice lead has left to take up a new role at AMP as head of retirement solutions. Estelle Liu has worked at Aware Super since August 2020. Previously, she was a superannuation consultant at Rice Warner and a quantitative ...

APRA heightens expectations around trustees' spending

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... oversight, alignment with strategic objectives, and active monitoring and review. It also outlines APRA's view that better practice is for trustees to ensure senior executives annually attest to taking reasonable steps to meet SPS 515 requirements regarding ...

Morningstar names new manager research lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... for Australasia - replaces Annika Bradley who moved to UniSuper as an investment specialist for policy and advice. As practice leader, Olsen will also support Morningstar's strategy to provide comprehensive superannuation fund ratings that will address ...