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UK to follow Australia's lead in creating megafunds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... productive investment levels with assets between $48 billion (£25bn) and $98 billion (£50bn). "At this point they are better placed to invest in a wider range of assets, such as exciting new businesses and expensive infrastructure projects. Even larger ...

Insignia Financial eyes 'most efficient' title by 2030

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
... biggest area of opportunity moving forward - opportunity to simplify, grow, significantly reduce costs and innovate to better meet the needs of customers up to and through retirement," Hartley said. He said these opportunities, combined with the strength ...

ASIC sues Cbus over insurance claim delays: 'We're sorry'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... spokesperson for Cbus said. "We apologise to our affected members and their families without reservation and promise to do better. "Cbus has implemented a number of measures that are reducing delays and is committed to further improving management of ...

intelliflo partners with Capital Preferences

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... client engagement platform Capital Preferences. Capital Preferences will provide interactive assessments to help advisers better understand client preferences backed by science and behavioural economics. Stephen Wirth, the Australia product strategy ...

Outdated super rule costs teens $10k at retirement

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... compounding returns from day one of their working life. "A consistent approach to paying super on every dollar will help drive better engagement from a young age, which in turn supports better future outcomes." Schubert said the removal of the 30-hour ...

Platinum seeks insto managers, new asset classes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... partnerships, but this will be a very important added source of new revenue over time, enabling us to broaden our ability to better serve investor needs." In mid-September Platinum received an unsolicited confidential, non-binding, indicative proposal ...

Small caps boutique merges with Conduit Group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
... merging with Conduit Group. "Our shared commitment to innovation and delivering superior financial products will help us better serve our clients in Australia, offering them unique international investment opportunities in an increasingly interconnected ...

Systemic issues impact 20k consumers: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
... intentions and/or fully reflect AFCA's approach to terms of settlement and has since changed its wording on the deed to better align with AFCA's standard.

'No alternative': ESSSuper sues Iress

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
... Automated Super Admin platform. Iress took the reigns in March 2022, with ESSSuper telling members the aim was to offer better online systems to them and their employers. However, according to ESSSuper, "there have been numerous incidents and breaches ...

HESTA red flags MinRes for governance failures

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
... had on MinRes' reputation," he said. "I apologise to the rest of the board and to our people, who expect and deserve better from me. "I acknowledge that I made mistakes, some of which were driven by my wish to keep private certain events that cause ...