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AIOFP and IFPA enter 'strategic alliance'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) and the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enter into a "strategic alliance". IFPA board member Scott Heathwood told ...

Former AMP licensees rebranded as Akumin

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
Entireti has unveiled the go-forward name of its NewCo subsidiary, home to all the financial advice brands previously owned by AMP. The business will now be known as Akumin, "inspired by the professional judgement, discernment and acumen of the experienced ...

Sydney to host global superannuation summit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
Sydney will stage a global superannuation summit in the second half of the year, on the heels of the inaugural industry gathering in the US last week. NSW treasurer Daniel Mookhey said the Sydney Superannuation Summit will cement the city's growing ...

RQI hires research duo

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
RQI Investors, an active quant equities manager within First Sentier Investors, has strengthened its research team with two hires. Based in Sydney, Tom Marty and Alex Kiechle-Cornish will report to Ron Guido, senior quantitative portfolio manager and ...

HESTA hunts for portfolio construction and risk specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
HESTA's general manager of portfolio construction and risk has exited the $93 billion super fund, underscoring the high number of senior turnovers in big super. The superannuation fund confirmed that Michael Sommers had exited and that it was looking ...

Chalmers looks to trade super pool for minerals with US

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
The US Superannuation Investment Summit has kicked off in the United States with Australian super funds exploring deeper investment opportunities within the US. Treasurer Jim Chalmers addressed the summit, essentially serving up Australia's retirement ...

SMSF Association names annual award winners

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
SMSF Association (SMSFA) has recognised four of its members at the 2025 SMSF National Conference, citing their excellence in self-managed superannuation and their contribution to the sector. The 2024 CEO Award was posthumously awarded to former Foxton ...

Perennial beefs up sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Perennial Partners has made three key appointments to bolster its distribution team and better support its institutional and wholesale marketing efforts. Scott Curtis joins as director for private wealth and family office, based in Sydney. Bringing ...

Economist calls for 35bps rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to deliver its first interest rate cut since November 2020 when the board meets tomorrow. However, while most of the market is expecting a regular 0.25% cut, Betashares chief economist David Bassanese ...

Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for the creation of a sovereign wealth fund. The executive order directs US secretary of the treasury Scott Bessent, who was sworn in last week by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh ...