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Saxo APAC asset management lead exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
The head of Saxo Markets' asset management for Asia Pacific has left the company after two years. Sydney-based Manish Prasad was appointed to the role in June 2021 and has recently left the firm, Saxo confirmed. Prasad was hired at a time when Saxo ...

Most trustees pass Canva valuation test: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
Most superannuation funds are appropriately valuing their investments in Canva, according to APRA, which used its high-profile and whipsaw valuation in 2022 to see if they are abiding by its unlisted asset valuation requirements. Canva was at the forefront ...

Complii grows through MIntegrity acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
Complii Fintech Solutions has entered into a binding acquisition agreement to purchase MIntegrity, a compliance and consulting firm. The acquisition entails a total consideration of $300,000 and the issuance of 130,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares ...

The evolution of governance structures

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
As superannuation funds develop and expand, investment governance structures must also transform, the super industry has heard. In a panel discussion at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ASI Conference, Australian Retirement Trust ...

Midwinter partners for paraplanning solution

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
Midwinter Financial Services (Midwinter) will work with Scale Up Paraplanning, TNW Solutions, and Rocket Services to create an integrated paraplanning solution for advisers. Launched off the back of a successful pilot phase, the Paraplanning Partners ...

Count welcomes Rockhampton practice to network

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
Rockhampton firm TISLife is the latest practice to join the Count adviser network. TISLife, started in 2015, is run by managing director Andrew Thackeray and specialises in insurance advice. It officially joined the Count fold earlier this month. "Our ...

Praemium reports strong growth in FY23

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
Praemium has reported an uplift in business performance following the divestment of its international business. Reporting to the ASX today, Praemium posted a 23% uplift in underlying earnings before interest to $23.4 million, compared to the $19.1 million ...

Former Morningstar executive in new role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
Former Morningstar executive Tim Murphy has resurfaced as head of research at a specialist investment consulting firm as it plans to launch a rival ratings business. Murphy - who was Morningstar's director of manager research for Asia Pacific for ...

Corporate fund inks deal with Link

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023
The partnership, slated for completion by 2024, will also bring Link's PathFinder retirement platform to ANZ Staff Super. Pertinently, more than a third of the fund's members are aged 50 and over. It brings to an end the fund's longstanding relationship ...

Munich Re targets AMP over alleged reinsurance misconduct

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
AMP is facing legal action from global reinsurer Munich Re over potentially deceptive practices in past reinsurance arrangements. In a disclosure nestled within AMP's recent half-year results, it was revealed that AMP Limited and its subsidiaries, including ...