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HUB24 sets sights on $100bn FUA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
HUB24 is confident that it is on track to reach a $100 billion funds under administration milestone in 2025. In a quarterly update released this morning, the investments platform announced it hit $91.2 billion at the end of December 2023, up 25% year ...

Ontario Teachers' names chief investment officers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan's investments will now be led by two chief investment officers, one to oversee asset allocation and the other to execute on public and private investments. At the end of 2023, Ontario Teachers' chief investment officer ...

Adviser numbers stable at 15,650

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
The financial advice industry started the new year with 15,650 advisers, holding relatively steady compared to this time last year. Rainmaker Information's tally of qualified professionals has decreased 1% year on year - a net loss of 214 advisers. ...

Natixis IM subsidiary hires head of sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
Natixis Investment Managers affiliate Flexstone Partners appointed a managing director and head of sustainability. Samira Boussem took the post on January 8, having been promoted from her role as head of ESG at Natixis Investment Managers Solutions ...

Centrepoint Alliance chair resigns after four months

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
Simon Swanson has resigned as chair of Centrepoint Alliance (Centrepoint) just four months on from his appointment. Swanson's departure as chair is effective immediately, while his departure as a board director takes effect at the end of the month. ...

ASIC extends intervention orders against predatory lenders

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
ASIC has prolonged its product intervention orders for short-term and continuing credit contracts in a bid to protect vulnerable retail investors. The orders, which were first implemented in July 2022, will now be extended until 1 October 2032, or until ...

ASIC, APRA slam premium hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
Life insurers are underhandedly hiking premiums in a way that is misleading and fails to explain why they are rising, according to APRA and ASIC, warning that they will take regulatory action if practices do not improve. The regulators have reprimanded ...

Morningstar reveals Australian equities upgrades, downgrades

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
On completion of Australian Equities reviews, Morningstar upgraded its ratings for three share classes across three strategies and downgraded 10 share classes across 10 strategies. Realindex Australian Share Value Class A was called an excellent choice ...

Boards unprepared for new workplace laws: Research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
New research finds most directors are concerned their boards aren't fully ready to meet new workplace sexual harassment laws introduced this week. Effective December 12, the Australian Human Rights Commission is now enforcing the Positive Duty under ...

AMP revamps Jigsaw Advice Solutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
AMP is reinventing the Jigsaw business to serve more self-licensed financial advisers. AMP has overhauled Jigsaw's offering, introducing an enhanced Essentials package. It already includes compliance support such as Responsible Manager training, education ...