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Japanese insurer acquires stake in Barings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
A Japanese insurance company is taking an 18% stake in Barings to support its long-term growth strategy. MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, via subsidiary Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., will acquire 18% of Barings from MassMutual. MassMutual will continue ...

SQM vows to 'respectfully' defend ASIC case

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... high-quality, objective research to our clients and the broader financial services community, and so it is very much business as usual." He added that as the matter is now before the court, SQM Research and he will not be making any further public comments. ...

Milford appoints country head

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... of acting Australian country manager. "Since joining Milford in 2020, [Goodwin] has been instrumental in driving the business' growth within the Australian financial advisory network. Under her leadership, Milford Australia has built a high-performing ...

AMP announces senior hire for North

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
... the role. AMP said the creation of the new senior role aligns with its focus on accelerating the growth of the North business and its commitment to broadening its financial adviser and partner relationships. Goodwin brings extensive experience from a ...

Estimated CSLR levy comes in at $127m for FY27

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) is estimating the sub-sector levy to be payable by the financial advice industry in FY27 will be $126.9 million - but that doesn't account for First Guardian and Shield. In total, the initial estimate ...

Agentic AI adoption 'crucial' for future success: Capgemini

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... services operations - enabling intelligent automation, proactive service delivery, and adaptive decision-making across business functions," the report said. "By identifying the most suitable business processes for agent adoption and overcoming potential ...

Pacific Current appoints new managing director

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... role he spent more than 10 years at Challenger, including a tenure as acting chief executive of the funds management business and over eight years as the general manager of institutional and offshore distribution. He's also held senior roles at Russell ...

MST Financial acquires FIIG Securities' unit, boosts assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... JBWere where he spent 29 years working in senior roles that culminated in leading the discretionary and managed accounts business. Following the completion, AUSIEX chief executive Patrick Salis told Financial Standard that the core FIIG business of providing ...

Jarden ramps up Australian equities team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... "This marks an exciting move for us, highlighting our commitment to the small cap space and our broader equities advisory business."

Alexander Funds bolsters Sydney office with new hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... income investor, has added a second operative to its Sydney office to boost its distribution team. Oliver Carr joins as a business development associate, reporting to James Curnow, regional manager for NSW, ACT and Queensland. In the newly created role ...