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PineBridge Investments names distribution head for APAC, EMEA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
PineBridge Investments appointed a new head of intermediary distribution for APAC and EMEA, effective January 1. Based in Singapore, Nicolas Kopitsis was appointed to oversee the asset manager's APAC and EMEA intermediary business strategy, distributing ...

Investors livid over fresh portfolio valuation: Mayfair 101

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... Naplend, will likely collect about $23 million in interest, fees and expenses on top of a $14.2 million loan facility from the sale of properties ASIC deemed speculative and high risk. McGrathNicol is estimated to receive about $3.5 million in fees. ...

Inflation eases to 4.3%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
Inflation declined to 4.3% in the year to November 2023, easing from 4.9% in October. The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) found that the rising costs of housing (up 6.6%), food and non-alcoholic beverages (up 4.6%), insurance ...

IG appoints institutional sales manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023
IG Prime, the institutional branch of the trading platform, has appointed Andrew Wood as its institutional sales manager. Wood most recently served for seven years as the head of institutional sales APAC at CMC Markets, based in Sydney. He developed ...

What you read in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
Once again, Financial Standard readers were captivated by the evolving superannuation landscape, with this year's top stories largely focused on this space. However, there was one particular executive move that simply couldn't be scrolled past. ...

ASIC, APRA slam premium hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... regulators said. "The Life Insurance Code of Practice also requires life companies to explain how premiums may change at point of sale and each policy anniversary." Over the next 12 months, they will keep a close eye on how insurers are meeting regulatory ...

BT signposts key issues for advisers in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... of their retirement. "As part of this, they're exploring what's the most tax-effective strategy in regard to the sale proceeds." The BT Technical Services Team has observed an uptick in inquiries regarding downsizer contributions, Ashendon suggested ...

Advisers, accountants ramp up partnerships

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... likely the client will be retained," Radar Results chief executive John Birt said. A Gold Coast-based accounting firm up for sale, for example, earns about $850,000 in fees from servicing individuals to small-to-medium businesses. Birt predicts that ...

MLC Life names general manager, remediation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
... which totalled about $800 million. He's also previously held senior roles in mergers and acquisitions with AXA, including the sale of AXA Asia Pacific to AMP and, before that, the integrations of ipac Securities, Challenger Financial Planning and Genesys ...

QAR final response winds clock back, says FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
The Financial Advice Association Australasia (FAAA) is now rethinking its initial support of the government's response to the Quality of Advice Review (QAR), saying the latest proposals could "wind the clock back five years" on the industry. Today ...