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Advice practice valuations rise: Radar Results

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... only want the existing adviser to work for a handover period," he said. "We see some business owners only wanting to buy or merge with another business if the existing advisers can move to the new owner. In this case, they are looking for advisers to ...

Australian Retirement Trust makes three leadership appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
There is a new chief member officer, chief of staff and executive general manager of advice, guidance and education at Australian Retirement Trust (ART). In March, and about a year on from its creation, ART overhauled its executive team to better position ...

Super funds pursue merger, chief executive chosen

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
A year on from confirming merger discussions, Active Super and Vision Super have signed a Heads of Agreement and selected the chief executive of the combined fund. The two funds first signed a Memorandum of Understanding in June 2022. Today, they confirmed ...

IFM, ISPT explore merger options

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
IFM Investors and ISPT have confirmed that a merger is potentially in the works, prompted by the request of its shareholders. The industry super fund-owned IFM Investors and ISPT said in a joint statement that: "A potential merger recognises that IFM ...

CareSuper, Spirit Super charge ahead with $50bn merger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
CareSuper and Spirit Super have entered into a binding agreement to merge, set to finalise by late 2024. The combined superannuation entity will have $50 billion in funds under management (FUM) and serve over 500,000 members. Last year, former CareSuper ...

Active fund outperformance mostly short-lived: SPIVA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
The S&P Indices Versus Active (SPIVA) Persistence Scorecard has shown a staggering number of Australian actively managed funds failed to outperform over five consecutive years. According to the report, nearly no actively managed equity, A-REIT and fixed ...

Count completes Affinia acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
Count has completed its acquisition of Affinia Financial Advisers, growing its adviser network substantially. Through the acquisition, Count has acquired 75 financial advice practices from TAL, adding around 100 financial advisers to its community. ...

Lazard implements new leadership

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
Lazard has promoted current chief executive of financial advisory Peter R. Orszag to the role of chief executive, while former chief executive and chair Kenneth M. Jacobs will step into the role of executive chair of the board. Orszag has served as ...

Mercer Super to take on corporate fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
Mercer Super is set to add several hundred million in funds under management by way of another merger, this time with a Melbourne-based corporate superannuation fund. Mercer has confirmed it is undertaking a successor fund transfer with the Holden Employees ...

Consulting triopoly dominates NFP super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
Australia's top three asset consultants dominate the not-for-profit superannuation sector, serving 84% of the market. According to Rainmaker Information, JANA, Frontier and Willis Towers Watson (WTW) now control 84% of the advised NFP superannuation ...