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Half of advice, super complaints result in no remedy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
ASIC has released its first publication of industry-wide data reported under the internal dispute resolution (IDR) data reporting framework, flagging concerns firms are not reporting data accurately. Under the IDR framework, most licensed financial ...

BlackRock makes US$12bn acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
BlackRock is set to acquire credit manager HPS Investment Partners for US$12 billion, creating a US$220 billion franchise. Under the deal, the two entities will create a new private financing solutions business, to be led by HPS chief executive Scott ...

Nuveen extends private credit fund to Australian investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... and has 230 portfolio companies across a range of sectors including business services, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, high tech and construction and building. "Australian wholesale investors looking to diversify their fixed income portfolios globally ...

Praemium partners to bring structured products to HNWIs

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
Praemium inked a deal with Stropro, an alternative investment platform, to offer financial advisers improved access to structured products to better meet the evolving needs of their high-net-worth (HNW) clients. The agreement will bring advisers new ...

MSC Trustees names general manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
MSC Group, the trustee services provider, has added a custody business lead and a relationship manager to its team. The firm - which specialises in responsible entity and fund trusteeship services - has appointed Chris Morpeth as the general manager ...

AMP completes advice licensees sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
AMP has finalised its divestment of three licensees and support service business to Entireti and AZ NGA as the new owners unveil a revamped leadership team. Some 950 advisers across AMP Financial Planning, Hillross, and Charter Financial Planning now ...

Geopolitical tensions create investor opportunity: Franklin Templeton

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
Escalating geopolitical tensions around the world has made defense a critical focus for investors, according to a new paper from Franklin Templeton. These geopolitical pressures, comparable in impact to climate change, are now immediate, direct, and ...

$3m super tax faces axe, pushed to 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
The failure of the government to pass its proposed $3 million superannuation tax last week may well see the measure abandoned. The Division 296 tax could be shelved until after the next federal election, missing out on the opportunity to pass during ...

AI no silver bullet for advice process, documentation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
Financial advisers are increasingly looking to artificial intelligence (AI) to improve their processes and documentation, but experts warn they must exercise a degree of caution and ensure that anything it produces complies with regulation. A whopping ...

AustralianSuper expands international equities team

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
AustralianSuper has announced three senior investment management appointments to its international equities leadership team. About one third, or $110 billion, of AustralianSuper's total assets is invested in international equities. Presently, about ...