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Private wealth group splashes $182m on Hejaz

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... across Australia. This partnership with global investors highlights the increasing recognition of Australia as an emerging hub for Islamic financial services and reinforces Hejaz's leadership in this growing sector."

Super fund growth: The winners and losers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
AustralianSuper has kept its position as the fastest growing super fund by net asset growth, adding $43 billion into its coffers in FY2024. Australian Retirement Trust (ART) followed closely, according to the Conexus Institute's State of Super 2025 ...

WTL mergers three advice firms amid joint venture

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
WT Financial Group (WTL) is consolidating three financial advice practices - Titan Financial Planning, Darwin Financial Services and Wealth Connect Financial Services - after announcing its joint venture with Merchant Wealth Partners this week. The ...

WT Financial enters JV with Merchant Wealth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... Investco, while Merchant Wealth partner David Haintz will serve as executive director. Investco intends to invest in a series of "hub entities" (Hubcos), each representing either a single practice or a group of complementary practices with multi-million-dollar ...

Nominate now for the 2025 MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
Nominations are now open for the annual Financial Standard MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards. Now running for more than three decades, the MAX Awards recognises industry excellence in the fields of marketing, advertising and sales ...

Praemium names interim CFO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
Praemium appointed a chief financial officer to replace Dave Coulter in the interim. Simon Moore is the temporary finance chief as Praemium searches for permanent replacement. Coulter was in the chief financial officer role from March 2022. Prior to ...

Sydney to host global superannuation summit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
... treasurer Daniel Mookhey said the Sydney Superannuation Summit will cement the city's growing position as Asia Pacific's financial hub. "Half of Australia's business unicorns were born right here in NSW. They've been able to grow because of the high ...

SMA Reporting Standard launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
The SMA Reporting Standard (SMARS) has launched to address the complexities and confusion over fee structures in the separately managed accounts (SMAs) sector. SMARS is spearheaded by the Adviser Ratings Group and operates as a separate entity, SMA ...

Advisers grapple with AI, require support: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
Nearly one third of financial advisers are currently using artificial intelligence (AI) in their practice at a basic level, but many more say they need education and guidance, a new Investment Trends study finds. Some 27% of advisers that are embracing ...

Apex names country head and COO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Apex Group has expanded its Australian leadership team with two key appointments following its agreement to buy Iress's superannuation business. Nick Bradford has been named country head for Australia with Chris Stevens taking on the role of chief ...