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FEATURE | Member engagement | On the ball

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
When it comes to superannuation, Australians traditionally follow the path of least resistance. When a pot of gold feels 'so far away' members tend to adopt a cavalier attitude and habitual disengagement and, instead, dismiss it in the 'too-hard ...

Marex Group expands structured products to HNWIs

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
Marex Group received approval by ASIC to distribute structured investment solutions to wholesale clients under its existing foreign AFSL earlier this month, in a move to fill the structured product adoption gap in Australia. While the group is not new ...

Super funds, instos shun ETFs, retail dominance prevails

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
Australia's booming exchange-traded funds (ETFs) market is failing to capture the big money from superannuation funds and institutional investors as retail investors' dominance reigns supreme. Surpassing $330 billion in total funds under management ...

Brighter Super expands senior team

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
Brighter Super has introduced three new senior leadership positions. It has appointed Hayley Powell as head of superannuation and retirement advice, Craig Godfrey as head of IFA partnership and growth, and Brendan Nerdal as head of stakeholder and corporate ...

Ironbark snaps up trio of hires to supercharge wholesale team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
Ironbark Asset Management has snapped up a head of wholesale and two national account managers as it ramps up its push into the local market. The team is led by Paula Gigler, based in Sydney, who will report to Ironbark investment solutions chief executive ...

Independent financial planning boutique opens in Brisbane

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... before becoming a financial planning associate at Capital Focused. Scarrabelotti later became an independent financial adviser at Tupicoffs before joining Morgans Financial, drawn to its specialisation in investments and portfolio management to deepen ...

The sensitive conversations advisers shy away from

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... Twenty-nine percent said they are "somewhat comfortable", while over 50% are "neutral". Jordan Vaka, an independent financial adviser at PlanningSolo, said advisers should firstly make sure they are comfortable recognising signs if there is an imbalance ...

AMP's MyNorth sees inflows rise 76%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
AMP has given a positive Q3 market update with its platforms business seeing $750 million in net cashflows, up 76%. In addition, MyNorth inflows from independent financial advisers were up 47% for the quarter to $832 million. This has brought platform ...

GSFM hires retail business head

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
GSFM has recruited a new head of retail business who will join the multi-boutique from Warakirri Asset Management. Ben Williams officially starts on October 21 and will report to GSFM chief executive Damien McIntyre. He replaces Stephen Fletcher, who ...

Generation Development Group profit jumps

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
Generation Development Group's (GDG) underlying net profit after tax rose 55% to $11.2 million in FY24. Its subsidiary, Generation Life, chief executive Grant Hackett said FY24 proved to be another year of outperformance for the company, "surpassing ...
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