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AIOFP and IFPA enter 'strategic alliance'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) and the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enter into a "strategic alliance". IFPA board member Scott Heathwood told ...

MLC Life explores new market

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
MLC Life has recruited a new general manager to help drive growth in the individual life insurance segment. Imran Lalani has been appointed general manager of emerging individual markets. He joins MLC Life Insurance with extensive experience in leadership ...

Super funds to 'look more like insurers'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
The type of software and platforms superannuation funds will need to handle the 'grey wave' over the course of the next decade may put pressure on existing systems, especially as super fund investments continue to broaden. Speaking at the AM Tech Day ...

Quadrant Private Equity invests in LegalVision

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
Quadrant Private Equity has struck a partnership with LegalVision, backing the firm's ability to scale its subscription-based legal model across key markets. The $9 billion private equity firm's capital injection will be used to increase funding for ...

Super doesn't have to be 'boring', but innovation is key

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
Leaders at Aware Super, NGS Super, Rest and AMP have all pointed to slow moving systems as standing in the way of innovation while speaking at the AM Tech Day conference in Sydney. AMP group executive, platforms Edwina Maloney said traditional thinking ...

AustralianSuper sued over death benefit delays

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
Australia's largest super fund is being sued by ASIC over the delayed processing of close to 7000 death benefit claims, with some beneficiaries left waiting four years for a payout. The regulator has commenced federal court proceedings against AustralianSuper ...

Luxury asset investment platform launches for high-net-worth investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
Local technology firm MUSE has developed a platform that links high-net-worth investors and family offices with sellers of investment-grade luxury assets and high-end collectibles. The platform currently offers access to US$150 million worth of investment-grade ...

Data is our biggest challenge: Aware Super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
Aware Super is around 18 months into a two-year project to ensure it has more robust and reliable data which can be used to inform better investment decisions. In March 2023, Aware Super head of income and markets Michael Clavin spoke to Financial Standard ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
The financial services industry has made modest inroads with gender parity, and closing the wealth and financial literacy gap, but the reality is accelerated action is needed from the government and private sector to tackle entrenched inequalities as ...

'We're not going anywhere': SS&C serious about Aussie expansion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
After entering into an agreement with Insignia Financial in December last year to take on around 1400 staff and transform its master trust business, SS&C is eyeing significantly more market share in Australia. Speaking to Financial Standard, SS&C global ...