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Advice firms must scale up to meet demand: AZ NGA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
Financial advice businesses must supercharge their capabilities, expand their capacity, and scale up to reach and serve more Australians. According to AZ NGA's paper, titled Ready or Not? A guide to building a super firm, the industry's current ...

Coastal Advice Group expands reach

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... and serve over 2000 clients, with funds under management (FUM) exceeding $1 billion. The firm said it plans to further expand through strategic hires, bringing the estimated team size to 50. It has also teased a potential merger with an established Port ...

Global X accelerates push to leapfrog local rivals

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... said the firm is determined to lead the way in delivering an improved investment experience for Australians, with plans to expand its local ETF market share (4%) through strategic growth initiatives in the coming year. "Our current line-up is comprised ...

Barings prepares new strategies for local institutional investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
Barings is mooting the launch of several new Asia Pacific investment strategies in 2024, aimed at "meeting the evolving needs of Australian wealth and institutional clients". The US$347 billion global investment manager anticipates that the introduction ...

QIC opens new international office

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has expanded its international footprint, opening a new office in Singapore, aiming to strengthen local partnerships and capital opportunities with Asian-based institutional investors. QIC chief executive Kylie ...

Superhero Super swallows Smartsave, overhauls offerings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
Diversa Trustees sub-plans Smartsave and Superhero Super have merged as the latter announces significant changes to its fees, structure, and investment menu. On October 26, Smartsave moved into Superhero Super. This was after a "thorough evaluation ...

Changing retirement landscape needs regulatory framework: Actuaries Institute

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... low risk, comprehensive or medium risk, or complex, which is high risk," he said. "The aim of this framework should be to expand the supply of HGA, making it easier for consumers to obtain the support they need, when needed, and in a format that makes ...

Gender pay gap a crucial diversity metric: FSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... composition, leadership pipeline and bonus structures. FSI engages with portfolio companies on gender diversity, but is looking to expand the engagement process to diversity beyond gender. "We're going to look at how we can source data around things ...

SMSF Association, CA ANZ rally against super tax changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... extremely difficult, he added. Burgess also lamented the absence of indexation in the $3 million cap, warning that it will expand the tax net, a sentiment shared by CA ANZ. The accountancy body appealed to the government and parliamentarians to consider ...

Don't abandon 60/40: J.P Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... points (bps) from 2022, it's still a great starting point from which to extend out of cash and into a wide opportunity set, expand deeper into the alternatives universe and enhance with active alpha," it said. For instance, by adding a 25% allocation ...