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How advisers can reap additional $2.1bn in revenue

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
Financial advisers are poised to generate $2.1 billion in new revenue over the next five years and add nearly 500,000 clients to their books if they are proactive in managing seven key factors, Deloitte Access Economics says. Despite the enormous regulatory ...

Advisers shun major institutions, 500 exit: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
Financial advisers continue to ditch major institutions as more than 500 left in the year to June, Rainmaker analysis shows. Major institutions lost 8.8% of their advisers, with 513 exiting over the 12 months to end up with 5361 at the end of the period. ...

Generation Development Group corrals complete ownership of Lonsec

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
Generation Development Group, the parent company of Generation Life, which recently acquired the remaining stake in Lonsec, has reported a $673 million increase in funds under management (FUM) over the last financial year. Generation Life received over ...

Household income buoyed by property investments: CBA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
Average household income has been lifted through a poised rise in the rent and investment segments, as Aussies remain uptight on the front of cost-of-living, Commonwealth Bank data shows. Overall income growth is sitting at around 5%, with rent and ...

Reconsider the home as a retirement income pillar: Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
Encouraging more Australians to access equity in their homes, combined with changes to stamp duty and the Age Pension, could give asset-rich, income-poor retirees a valuable income boost and help free up more housing for young families, according to ...

Rest awards private equity mandate to TowerBrook Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
Rest has awarded a US$75 million ($112.15 million) mandate to transatlantic investment manager TowerBrook Capital Partners, for its Delta private equity impact fund. The Delta fund will invest in mid-sized private companies that are expected to generate ...

Pacific Current sells European boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
Pacific Current Group (PAC) has offloaded Carlisle Management Company to a NASDAQ-listed alternatives asset manager. Abacus Life has agreed to acquire Carlisle in full. It will pay for the acquisition via a combination of Abacus bonds and common stock. ...

Wealth managers rev up for Lifeline, Starlight

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
The Berry Motorfair returns this year with the aim of raising $150,000 for Lifeline Australia and the Starlight Children's Foundation. The event will be held on November 24 at the Coolangatta Estate Winery in Shoalhaven Heads, New South Wales. The ...

Mercer Super chalks up 11.2% return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
Mercer Super's SmartPath, its default lifecycle investment option, has delivered returns ranging from 11.2% and 11.7% for the last financial year. Mercer's acting chief investment officer for the Pacific region Sue Wang said the results were an excellent ...

UK announces new Pension Schemes Bill

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
The UK government plans to introduce a 'value for money' test for workplace pension schemes and mandate them to offer retirement products, as it looks to ensure Brits retire with more. A new Pension Schemes Bill, announced in a speech by King ...