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Prime Super finds new chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
Prime Super has appointed former Zurich chief of business transformation Raelene Seales as its new chief executive. The $7 billion industry fund with 140,000 members said Seales will commence on June 3. Seales previously served as Zurich's chief ...

ASIC prevails in landmark case against BPS Financial

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
ASIC has won a case against BPS Financial, following a Federal Court ruling that found the latter guilty of offering 'Qoin Wallet,' a non-cash payment facility that used the 'Qoin' cryptocurrency token, without an Australian Financial Services Licence ...

Count renews Iress contract

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
... provider to support its growth ambitions in a scalable and reliable way and drive efficiencies. Count group head of advice Andrew Kennedy said Xplan was re-selected based on its depth, efficiency, and productivity. Count has been an Xplan client since ...

Janus Henderson acquires NBK Wealth, Tabula Investment Management

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
Janus Henderson has acquired the wealth management arm of the National Bank of Kuwait, NBK Wealth, as well as European ETF provider, Tabula Investment Management. The US$353 billion asset manager said in its Q1 2024 results that NBK Wealth's private ...

Macquarie Group profits falls 32% to $3.52bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
Macquarie Group has reported a net profit of $3.52 billion for the year ending 31 March 2024, a 32% decrease from the previous year. The firm's assets under management increased to $938.3 billion, up 7% from 31 March 2023, but primarily due to favourable ...

Asset managers prioritising product quality: Northern Trust

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
Investment managers are focused on the quality and accuracy of their products to enhance the investor experience and growing their distribution in the next two years, according to a recent survey of 300 global asset management firms conducted by WBR ...

Mercer rolls out new corporate super plan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
Mercer Super has launched a new corporate superannuation plan for employers of all sizes called Mercer Business Super. Mercer Super chief executive Tim Barber told Financial Standard that historically, Mercer Super Trust's "bread and butter" has been ...

Advisers urged to capitalise on HNW interest in alternatives

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
High-net-worth (HNW) investors are the largest market for alternative assets, drawn by the potential for diversified risk-adjusted returns and superior yields in an environment where traditional investments may underperform, according to a report by ...

Super for housing 'economically reckless': SMC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... said. The SMC is opposing what it calls a "trap for young Australians," in response to a recent speech by Liberal senator Andrew Bragg. Earlier this week, Bragg claimed that using super for a home deposit provides "significantly better outcomes" than ...

Poor investment governance costly for asset owners, members: KPMG, Frontier

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
Most asset owners estimate that poor investment governance could increase portfolio costs by 1% or more annually, according to a joint report by KPMG and Frontier Advisors. The report, which surveyed 22 asset owners in the local investment industry ...