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Practifi launches deal management app

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
Practifi has rolled out a business development app for the wealth industry that manages multiple growth activities while tracking pipeline performance. The app seeks to satisfy industry demand for comprehensive lifecycle management that tracks and manages ...

AZ NGA, Blue Invest acquire VBP stake

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2022
AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) and Invest Blue will co-invest in Virtual Business Partners (VBP), a paraplanning and back-office solutions provider based in the Philippines. Under the deal, AZ NGA and Invest Blue will acquire a 40% interest in ...

Equity Trustees non-executive director retires

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
Seasoned director Anne O'Donnell has announced her retirement from the trustee company after 12 years on the board. With over 35 years' experience in the finance sector, O'Donnell is an experienced executive and non-executive director in ...

US inflation drops to 8.5%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
US inflation has eased to 8.5% from its historic 40-year peak of 9.1%, recorded in June. The drop beat market expectations of 8.7% and comes as a welcome relief for the Biden government. The reason for the fall is a slowdown in rising energy prices. ...

ASIC research guides retail investment regulations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
ASIC has released a retail investor research report which captures motivations, attitudes and behaviours, helping the regulator determine where its efforts should be concentrated. The report offers a point-in-time snapshot of investor behaviour during ...

ASIC working to improve breach reporting regime

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
ASIC has said it is focused on improving the breach reporting regime that came into effect last October, following concerns that it's not operating as intended. The regime, which applies to all AFSL and ACL holders, commenced in October 2021 and ...

Australian Eagle team to join Montgomery IM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
The team at Australian Eagle Asset Management will join Montgomery Investment Management as part of a new partnership next month. The six-person team, led by chief investment officer Sean Sequeira and senior portfolio manager Alan Kwan, will join under ...

Russell Investments chief executive announces departure

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
Russell Investments chair and chief executive Michelle Seitz plans to step down by year end. Seitz held the role for five years and will work with Russell's' board and leadership team to transition smoothly. The company said it's hired a recruitment ...

Optimum Pensions, Generation Life launch lifetime annuity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
Optimum Pensions and Generation Life partnered to launch an investment-linked lifetime annuity. The LifeIncome products offers a lifetime annuity with 23 different investment options and has reversionary benefit and death benefits. A statement called ...

FSC announces dual board appointment

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has appointed seasoned executives Renato Mota and Alison Telfer to its board. Collectively, the pair boast more than 40 years of experience in financial services. As chief executive of Insignia Financial, the FSC ...