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IOOF moves forward with rebrand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
IOOF will proceed to rebrand as Insignia Financial after shareholders unanimously voted in favour for the change. Votes cast in yesterday's annual general meeting found shareholders embracing the new name and logo, garnering about 98% support. Flagging ...

AZ NGA acquires regional advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
AZ Next Generation Advisory has acquired a regional financial advice firm with $250 million in funds under management. AZ NGA is expanding to the New South Wales Hunter Region by acquiring RI Newcastle and Lower Hunter for an undisclosed amount. RI ...

Suncorp names chief risk officer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
Suncorp Group hired the former London-based IG Group chief commercial officer to take on its risk function. Bridget Messer is expected to commence as chief risk officer in Brisbane early next year after she relocates from the UK. Messer spent the last ...

Australian Ethical makes strategic investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... partnership - which will grow the impact of the CSIRO Innovation Fund, managed by Main Sequence. "We created the fund to bridge the gap that separates great Australian science and traditional investors, so we can translate more great Australian science ...

CIMIC wins $1.18bn infra upgrade contract

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... have been entrusted by the NSW government to deliver this important upgrade to the northern approach of the Sydney Harbour Bridge," CPB Contractors managing director Jason Spears said. "Our teams are highly skilled in delivering complex transport projects ...

Shadforth appoints Queensland head

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
The advice group has appointed a head in Queensland, reporting to chief executive Terry Dillon. Steven Parry joined Shadforth Financial Group on August 2. He was most recently general manager at Integro Private Wealth. Prior to this he worked at BT ...

MSCI acquires Real Capital Analytics

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
... founder Robert White said: "MSCI is a natural home for Real Capital Analytics since our primary goal has always been to bridge the information gap between commercial real estate and other asset classes across the financial markets." "The combination ...

IOOF advice outflows soar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021
The wealth manager recorded significant outflows in its financial advice business as advisers departed following its transformation strategy. Financial advice recorded $2.2 billion in outflows from 33 advisers departing from IOOF's self-employed advice ...

M&As to create super advice firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
Mergers and acquisitions will power the financial advice industry, culminating in the formation of "advice mega firms" in the near future, a new white paper suggests. According to a new report by AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA), the collapse of ...

More advisers exit in June

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Some 450 financial advisers left the industry in the last month of the financial year, taking the total population to 19,544, latest ASIC data shows. As at July 1, AMP Financial Planning finished the financial year with 690 advisers, while The SMSF ...