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Wealth firms 'still have PTSD from the Royal Commission': Deloitte

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... improved," she said. In Australia, several trends are already in motion, particularly in enhancing the client experience. "New cohorts of investors are challenging firms to reimagine and reinvent the way that they interact with them. Two-thirds of investors ...

Advisers urgently call on Treasury to recognise degrees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... at which advisers are entering and qualifying as professionals needs urgent reformation. "At the end of 2023, the number of new entrants across the entire financial advice sector was only 381," she said. "We know there are very few Professional Year ...

Spaceship expands Voyager suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
Spaceship is launching two new Voyager portfolios, targeting investors with a lower risk appetite and shorter investment horizon. The Spaceship Explorer Portfolio and Spaceship Galaxy Portfolio bring the Voyager lineup of products to five, sitting alongside ...

Head of institutional capital departs MA Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
MA Financial's head of institutional capital is taking on a new role elsewhere. Mike Pyke has served in the role at MA Financial for more than four years but was with the alternative asset manager for over a decade. While there, he led the IPO of MA ...

Australian Food Super closes failed investment option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... end, coming in at 14.12%. For members in the option, their investment will be transferred and split evenly across the two new options. The new Australian Shares option has a target return of inflation plus 5% over rolling 10-year periods and is considered ...

Advisers should leverage US tech blueprint: SIAA panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... technological advancements, the likes of generative AI will not replace advisers but support them. Joining the conference from New York, Juniper shared that the fastest-growing channel in the US is digital investment platforms like Fidelity, which have ...

Billionaire quant investing legend Jim Simons dies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
... Vietnam War but soon became head of the mathematics department at Stony Brook University, part of the State University of New York system. Simons left academia to start Monometrics in 1978, later renamed Renaissance Technologies. The firm's flagship ...

Rest adds to C-suite with new appointment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
Rest has appointed Amy Murrell to the new role of chief people officer after joining the super fund in 2021 as general manager people and culture. Murrell will now report directly into Rest chief executive Vicki Doyle. "I warmly welcome Amy Murrell ...

ClearView closes ClearChoice Super Rollover, launches trauma options

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
... support customers impacted by life-altering events. ClearView group executive of product and pricing Nick Kulikov said with the new options, people can opt for less severe events or increase the amount payable under trauma for catastrophic events. "These ...

Rahmani takes up post at Magellan

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
... represents a significant growth opportunity for Magellan and is expected to be a key driver of future growth as it launches new products and intensifies distribution efforts, he said. The fund manager will soon launch the Magellan Unconstrained Fund ...