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AIOFP and IFPA enter 'strategic alliance'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enter into a "strategic alliance". IFPA board member Scott Heathwood told Financial Standard the alliance was a "pivotal moment" for independently owned ...

MLC Life explores new market

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... insurance solutions for Aussie consumers - whether direct to consumer, via affinity referral relationships and strategic alliance partnerships, whether bridging the gap between retail/advised and direct/digital-first propositions - and most recently ...

Centaur goes self-licensed, appoints former dealer group head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... experience in practice development roles, including at Wilsons Advisory and Stockbroking, BT Financial Group, and Centrepoint Alliance, Ross said she felt that rising to more senior corporate roles meant less direct impact on day-to-day client outcomes. ...

Magellan unveils refreshed leadership, investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
Magellan Financial Group has made a raft of changes to both its C-suite and investments team, resulting in several key departures. The changes come as Magellan looks to execute on its strategic growth ambitions, including capitalising on its strategic ...

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... Northern Trust and two other asset managers have left Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) as four banks exit the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). Northern Trust is the latest to depart both CA100+ and Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM); MFS Investment ...

Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
Although cautious about the broader global economy, Australian companies are confident about growth in 2025 and are pouring funds into decarbonisation - marking 2025 as an attractive entry point for green investors. The finding comes from a Capgemini ...

MUFG Pension & Market Services awards tech mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... customers adopt artificial intelligence faster and at scale. MPMS chief executive and managing director Vivek Bhatia said the alliance with TCS is a "game-changing partnership that promises to redefine the superannuation and pension services landscape". ...

SG Hiscock appoints head of research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
SG Hiscock appointed Alastair McKibbin as head of research and consultants, having started in the role on 13 January 2025. He will be based in Sydney and will report to head of distribution Anthony Cochran. McKibbin will be responsible for further developing ...

Major climate group suspends operations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
An alliance of financiers with over US$57.5 trillion in assets has bowed to US political pressure and hit pause after the exit of the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock. Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM), which has over 300 members, announced it ...

Adviser number growth shoots?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... advice sector. He noted that this shift has led to the emergence of new players, such as Entireti, Count, and Centrepoint Alliance, effectively replacing the "big six." "We're seeing some big licensees come through off the back of the big six essentially ...