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Sequoia ends FY24 with 350 advisers

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024

Sequoia Financial Group gained a net of 14 financial advisers to end up with about 350 representatives at the end of the 2024 financial year. Sequoia added 70 advisers to the stable but lost 56, most of whom were from "non-economic practices who closed ...

Insignia Financial books $185m loss, halts dividends

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024

The costs associated with the wealth giant's transformation and increased remediation provisions have resulted in a $185.3 million net loss and the need to pause dividends as it undertakes a strategic review. Releasing its full-year results to the ASX ...

Recordkeeping breach costs RBC, BNY Mellon US$85m

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024

RBC Capital Markets and BNY Mellon are among the firms that will collectively pay a whopping US$390 million ($589m) to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for recordkeeping failures. RBC Capital Markets will pay US$45 million ($68m) while BNY ...

Challenger pre-tax profit up 17%, raises dividend to 26.5c

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024

Challenger reported a normalised net profit before tax (NPBT) increase of 17% to $608 million and raised its full-year dividend by 10% to 26.5 cents per share fully franked, in its FY24 results released today. The financial services group said its NPBT ...

ASFA pushes for tax redistribution to benefit low-income workers

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is proposing to increase support for low-income earners by redistributing the revenue generated from the government's planned additional taxation on superannuation balances above $3 million ...

Zenith head of research calls time

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024

Zenith Investment Partners general manager and head of research Bronwen Moncrieff has left the investment consultancy after 13 years. Moncrieff said she is going to take a break to recharge before contemplating her next chapter. "For the moment, it's ...

AMP sells advice licensees to Entireti, AZ NGA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024

AMP will sell its advice licensees and support services business to Entireti and AZ NGA and offload its minority stakes in 16 individual practices. It comes as the advice business reports a net loss of $15 million. Entireti, formerly Fortnum Private ...

Wilsons Advisory snaps up private wealth practice

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024

... Payne, Dyan Comino, and Annabel White. Wilsons Advisory has also made two significant appointments to its Private Wealth division - James Byrne as head of private wealth, Melbourne and Michael McNair who will be joining the investment capability team. ...

BNP Paribas in talks to buy AXA Investment Managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024

AXA is at the pointy end of discussions with BNP Paribas to offload its asset management business for $8.5 billion. AXA Investment Managers has been part of the AXA Group for 25 years and, in that time, has grown to house some $1.4 trillion (€850 ...

New shadow assistant treasurer's vision for advice, super

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024

Shadow Assistant Treasurer Luke Howarth has reaffirmed the opposition unreservedly supports Michelle Levy's Quality of Advice Review (QAR) recommendations and wouldn't go back to the drawing board, at an event hosted by the Financial Services ...

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Entireti appoints chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

The nation's largest financial advice group will soon welcome its first chief investment officer.

Bain Capital improves Insignia Financial bid

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

Insignia Financial has opened its books to Bain Capital after it matched CC Capital Partners' revised takeover offer.

Australian Ethical 'cautious' on valuations

ELIZA BAVIN

Australian Ethical says tech and AI will be important themes driving markets in 2025 but it is watching out for "curveballs".

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN

Secret affairs, sexual harassment, and systemic abuses of power by chief executives and senior leaders have the potential to erode investment returns, according to Acadian Asset Management.

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