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Half of super funds to close in coming decade: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... complying with regulation," Dunn said. "We also expect mergers between multiple platforms within the same financial services group. There will be pressure to close sub-scale platforms where it is difficult to invest in the technology upgrades needed ...

Selfwealth expands leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... said. "Her tenure as the head of digital and customer experience at MLC Life, as well as her previous roles at BT Financial Group, including national manager customer experience and channel development showcase her expertise in enhancing customer experiences ...

AFCA secures $40m in refunds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... systemic issues were identified. "Some systemic issues impacted large numbers of consumers while others impacted a small group. No matter the number of impacted consumers, in most cases financial firms worked to ensure consumers were remediated fairly ...

Coastal Advice Group merges with Compass Financial Management

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
Coastal Advice Group (CAG) has continued its expansion plans by announcing it has merged with Port Macquarie financial advice firm Compass Financial Management. This comes after CAG also acquired both RI Advice Brighton and Wealth for Life Financial ...

AMP upgrades North investment platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... addition of a new Australian diversified fixed interest portfolio from Real Asset Management in December last year. AMP group executive, platforms Edwina Maloney said that the group's investment and development program for North is targeting areas that ...

Centuria raises $50m for new fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
Centuria Capital Group has launched a new fund to wholesale investors that targets counter-cyclical opportunities across the property sectors and debt. The Centuria Select Opportunities Fund (CSOF) is a closed-ended unlisted fund targeting a 15% internal ...

Global dividends reached record high in 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
The latest Global Dividend Index by Janus Henderson Investors revealed global dividends experienced an uptick of 5% on an underlying basis, reaching a record of US$1.66 trillion in 2023. The report revealed the year closed on a particularly positive ...

Super on unpaid parental leave extended in Western Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
The Western Australian government will extend the payment of superannuation on unpaid parental leave to up to 24 weeks from 1 July 2024 for all WA public sector employees. The initiative is expected to cost up to $46 million over the next four years ...

FICAP RockStar slated for July

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... in front of a televised audience." Last year, more than 350 turned out for the event, with PIMCO head of funds business group, APAC ex Japan and local head of operations Scott Delaney claiming victory as overall winner with his rendition of 'Don't ...

Female fund managers boast 1.2% alpha

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
... net of fees as at December 2023. On an annual basis, this came out to be 1.2% per annum. "This is higher than the wider group of Australian equity managers with Above Average or High ratings for the People Pillar over the same period and showcases strength ...