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Majority pass adviser exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
ASIC reported a 62% pass rate for the latest sitting of the Financial Advisers Exam. In the August cycle, 231 candidates sat the exam and 143 passed. Nearly three quarters (73%) sat the exam for the first time. The results were similar to the April ...

Challenger goes for growth with State Street

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
Challenger has selected State Street to provide administration and custody services, saying the partnership will support several new global business initiatives. The decision will see some Artega Investment Administration staff transition to the custody ...

Rest hires two general managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
The $86 billion industry super fund has added two general managers to its leadership, one to look after strategy and the other to oversee data and insights. Rest said the appointments were made with its strategy to simplify the super experience in mind. ...

Australian Ethical locks in new custodian

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
Australian Ethical will transition its custody and investment administration to State Street. The investment manager said its investment focus will be the delivery of "key inflight projects" in FY25, including the transition to State Street as its current ...

Australian ETF market hits $206bn: Global X

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
The Australian exchanged-traded fund (ETF) sector will likely hit $1 trillion by 2030, accelerating at a faster rate than the US today. According to Global X's Australia ETF Landscape report, the ETF market grew 37.3% over the past year to $206.2 ...

Super funds fail to meet millennial members' expectations: ASIC roundtable

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
Super funds are falling short of millennial members' expectations, according to financial experts at an ASIC roundtable. The roundtable panellists, which included financial adviser Andrew Dunbar, She's on the Money podcast host Victoria Devine ...

Rest rebrands with new look

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
The $85 billion fund has unveiled a new look in a bid to make the superannuation experience simple for its two million members. Rest's logo has been updated with a different typography, exclusively in the colour green. Rest chief member officer ...

IFM Investors recruits chief of staff

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
Retirement income policy veteran Amara Haqqani has joined IFM Investors as chief of staff. In the new role, Haqqani is tasked with supporting cross-organisational collaboration and output amongst the executive team. Haqqani is a senior financial services ...

MetLife Australia launches new online insurance platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
MetLife Australia has launched a new online insurance platform to provide more ease for its super funds' members to access their life insurance. The life insurance company said Manage My Insurance will allow its super fund's members to access ...

Fidelity appoints new managing director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
Fidelity International has appointed Simon Glazier as managing director, Australia, with effect from 1 September 2024. In his new role, Glazier will be responsible for delivering continued growth for Fidelity's business in Australia, and further strengthening ...