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Gen X remains the largest cohort in SMSF establishments: Class

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... landscape, which surpassed $1 trillion in total assets in November 2024, equating to more than 25% of the $4.08 trillion super industry. "We undertook an analysis of data from Class SMSFs for the first half of FY25 which pleasingly shows the sector continues ...

Future Generation appoints chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... and opportunity for women and their children." Hopperton brings more than 25 years' experience in the investment industry, including roles as chief executive and head of distribution at Auscap Asset Management, head of equity distribution at JP Morgan ...

Custodians revel in double-digit gains

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... custodians enjoyed double-digit growth in the second half of 2024, benefitting from strong investment markets and ongoing industry consolidation. Data from the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) shows in the six months to December end ...

Housing construction lags broader economy by 49%: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... to the state of housing construction, namely complicated and slow approval processes, lack of innovation, a fragmented industry dominated by small players, and difficulties in attracting and retaining workers. Another detractor is that the average time ...

Iress creates dedicated customer role

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... a former customer, I know just how important Xplan and the broader suite of Iress' advice technologies are to the industry," Webb said. "I'm looking forward to working with current and future clients to unlock value and to contribute to Iress' ...

GQG records US$1.7bn net flows in January

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... of Challenger, Perpetual, GQG and more - lack the robust performance needed to reclaim market share lost to ETFs and industry funds," the report said. "We expect active managers to face various challenges, including greater scarcity of undervalued securities ...

Centaur goes self-licensed, appoints former dealer group head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... compliance - it's more - but we think we can impact greater change controlling it." With all the headwinds the advice industry has faced over the last decade, Robertson said it's been easy to get bogged down in compliance, regulation, staffing, and the ...

Super's operational infrastructure 'not quite right'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... administration," the report said. "The likely root cause is that super is transitioning (quickly) from something of a cottage industry into a major financial sector but is struggling with legacy systems and processes. "We were struck by the almost universal ...

Senate calls to overhaul super fund boards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... directors or an independent chair. "The committee believes this needs to change to ensure that that the superannuation industry is subject to the highest governance standards possible," it reads. The report also called for ensuring shareholders pay regulatory ...

Advisers must improve public awareness to win Australians' trust: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... standards of other professions and cutting-edge industries. Currently, "antiquated processes" still embedded in the advice industry risk alienating clients and driving prospective ones away, the paper warned. The paper pointed to the continued use of ...