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Crescent Wealth names chief operating officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
Crescent Wealth has appointed Rachel Edwards as its chief operating officer and head of marketing and growth. Edwards has over 20 years of experience in leadership positions spanning the financial services industry in Europe, the Middle East, Southeast ...

Super giants, investment firms join Future IM/Pact

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
UniSuper, Aware Super, Pinnacle Investment Management and TDM Growth Partners are the latest to sign up to the program founded by Yolanda Beattie in 2018. Future IM/Pact is a movement that recruits and fosters young women in Australia's investment sector. ...

ASIC capability review released

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
The Financial Regulator Assessment Authority (FRAA) reviewed ASIC and said it's generally effective and capable but there are still some important opportunities to enhance performance. The FRAA released its report, Effectiveness and Capability Review ...

Adam Willis joins DWS distribution team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2022
DWS has hired Adam Willis as a senior client coverage specialist in its client coverage division across the Australian and New Zealand markets. Willis is Sydney-based and reports to DWS head of client Coverage Division Australia and New Zealand Lidia ...

Registrations open for FPA initiatives

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia's Future2 Foundation has commenced registrations for its annual Six-Foot Track Challenge and is now accepting applications for its 2022 grants program. The Six-Foot Track Challenge is a 35-kilometre ...

FIIG Securities appoints chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2022
FIIG Securities has appointed Alex Welch as its chief executive, taking over from founder and managing director Jim Stening. Welch will step into the role next Monday week and be based in Sydney while Stening will remain on the FIIG board as a non-executive ...

Magellan reports NPAT, FUM slide

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
Magellan has reported a drop in its adjusted net profit after tax and declared a significantly lower dividend. Magellan has reported a 3% drop in its adjusted NPAT to $399.7 million. Last year it was $412.4 million. Its average funds under management ...

BlackRock launches Bitcoin trust

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
Following its recent partnership with Coinbase, BlackRock has doubled down on crypto with the launch of a new Bitcoin private trust for institutional investors. In a statement, BlackRock said the trust is available to US institutional clients and seeks ...

Growthpoint takes on Fortius Funds Management

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
Growthpoint Properties Australia has acquired 100% of the family-owned private real estate funds management business. The transaction delivers on a strategic growth opportunity for Growthpoint, it said, adding nearly $2 billion third party funds under ...

APRA to improve strategic planning, member outcomes rules

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
APRA is revisiting the design of its rules governing strategic planning and member outcomes in superannuation, including strengthening the way in which outcomes are assessed, closer monitoring of financial resources and new rules to follow when a MySuper ...