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UK manager recruits Australia head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... sales executive was the managing director of Nomura Asset Management Australia. Earlier he spent six years at Russell Investments Australia as head of new business and held other senior roles at BNP Paribas Securities Services, Invesco and Bankers Trust. ...

Australian Retirement Trust announces new investment strategy and options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... changing and will be implemented gradually between July 1 and September 30 this year. "We're changing the underlying investments of the strategy from Balanced, Retirement and Cash Pools to High Growth, Balanced and Cash Pools. Updating the age at ...

Advisers flock to managed accounts, but are very selective

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... use managed accounts as a core, long-term portfolio allocation solution, dedicating 60% of new client money to core investments, 55% of that core to managed accounts and they plan to keep the investment for an average of 7.8 years. "Forty-three per cent ...

AFCA secures $40m in refunds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... the largest number of reports at 28, followed by superannuation with 11 reports, general insurance with six reports, investments and advice with three reports and life insurance with one. In superannuation, the issues included breaches of the SIS Act ...

FAAA calls on ATO to provide clarity over advice fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... FAAA said the ATO should further refine its position where advisers are providing advice to clients with pre-existing investments to enable a broader set of scenarios where a deduction may be available. The call is part of the FAAA's submission in response ...

AMP upgrades North investment platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
AMP's North wrap platform has introduced a feature that enables financial advisers to select investments by entering a client's target portfolio weightings. The investment switch functionality is designed to better align with how advisers construct ...

New Forests appoints first global head of funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... reporting to chief executive Mark Rogers. New Forests also announced the appointment of Sanjiv Louis as director of investments for Asia. Louis will lead New Forests' Asian investments team in identifying and acquiring investments in the natural ...

Government promises transparent financial services regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... coordination and mapping of regulation, which will help banks and credit unions manage this burden and maintain critical investments in customer-focused initiatives," he said. COBA and the Finance Industry Council of Australia collaborated with the government ...

Taskforce suggests aged care funding be based on personal wealth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... the report states. "These superannuation trends, combined with high asset wealth through the family home and other investments, mean increasingly people still have accumulated wealth and income streams when they need to access aged care services. As ...

Blossom launches new fixed income product

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
Blossom, an Australian fixed income app, has launched Blossom Plus, a managed fund that offers access to bond investments with a target return of 7%. The new product is designed for investors who want to maximise the value of the savings made on their ...