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eToro acquires Spaceship, sets sights on super sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
The global trading and investment platform is tapping into the superannuation sector with the acquisition of Spaceship, in a deal worth as much as $80 million. eToro has agreed to acquire Spaceship, expanding its local business and suite of offerings. ...

Colonial First State hires PE head, farewells sales exec

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
Colonial First State has hired a local investment director from a global pension fund to run private equity and unlisted assets. At the same time, its head of investment sales has exited. The wealth and superannuation giant confirmed that Chloé Brayne ...

Mercer names investment solutions lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
Mercer Australia has promoted one of its senior consultants to head of wealth management investment solutions in a bid to increase bench strength in that business. Rebecca Jacques takes on the new role after six years with the firm. Mercer's chief ...

Platinum quashes Regal bid

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
Platinum Asset Management has rejected alternatives investment manager Regal Partners' takeover bid. Platinum's board unanimously decided that Regal's offer undervalued the company and wasn't in the best interests of shareholders. "The board of Platinum ...

ATO revises advice fee tax deductibility rules

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has confirmed financial advice fees for tax-related guidance are deductible where the advice is provided by a Qualified Tax Relevant Provider (QTRP). Releasing a final guidance yesterday, the ATO said: "Fees for ...

Lack of talent challenging DDO compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
The regulator's recent crackdown on risk and compliance in the sector has product issuers stuck between a rock and a hard place, with an extreme dearth of talent making it difficult for fund managers and super funds to meet ASIC's expectations. Earlier ...

Former Mercer Super chair named Actuary of the Year

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
The Actuaries Institute has named Jan Swinhoe the Actuary of the Year for 2024. Swinhoe has an extensive background in financial services, having worked across insurance, institutional banking, and superannuation. She is currently a non-executive director ...

Megatrends impacting portfolio construction: Mercer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
Mercer portfolios solutions leader Rebecca Jacques outlined some of the major trends investors need to take into consideration when building clients' portfolios at the Financial Standard Managed Accounts Forum. Jacques said there are several structural ...

TelstraSuper picks Equip for merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
After announcing earlier this year that it was open to a merger, TelstraSuper will now explore a 'merger of equals' with Equip Super. In May of this year, and after 30 years in operation, TelstraSuper announced it was on the hunt for a merger ...

Regal sets eyes on Platinum takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
Platinum Asset Management has confirmed it received a non-binding indicative proposal from Regal Partners. Platinum said it received the unsolicited proposal from Regal to acquire all the shares in Platinum via a scheme of arrangement. Under the offer ...