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Markets, economies benefit from eustress: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
While individuals can benefit from good levels of stress or "eustress", so too do financial markets and economies, according to an investment expert, who says that this can help move toward normalisation following a turbulent number of years. La Trobe ...

Aussies do not underspend in retirement, say super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
Australians are not underspending in retirement and are typically exhausting all their savings, research shows, sparking a call for advice reforms to be expedited, allowing contributions to be made in retirement, and no mandated use of annuities by ...

Magellan needs more consistent progress: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
While the appointment of Sophia Rahmani as managing director is an "encouraging step forward," Morningstar's view of the fund manager won't be changing any time soon, it says. The research house indicated that it would require more time to rebuild trust ...

Future Fund soars to $272.3bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
Australia's sovereign wealth fund hit $272.3 billion in assets under management, buoyed by an 8% return for the 2023 calendar year. In a performance update, Future Fund chief executive Raphael Arndt said the fund remains resilient amidst the risks ...

AMP revamps Jigsaw Advice Solutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... support self-licensed practices in accessing high quality solutions at a competitive price point," he said. "By extending our Spark business consulting services through Jigsaw in addition to our range of value-added services, we are providing more practices ...

Advice Revolution rebrands to elemnta

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
Fintech Advice Revolution has rebranded to elemnta and secured a partnership with Colonial First State to deliver integration solutions to financial advisers. elemnta chief technology officer Adrian Patty said elemnta is designed to connect key elements ...

iFactFind partners with global tech firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... partners. Based in Austin, Texas, Voyant entered the Australian market in 2021 and recently announced its partnership with Spark Financial and Practifi. It is a subsidiary of NYSE-listed AssetMark Financial Holdings. Voyant vice president of business ...

Spark adopts two fintechs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
Spark Financial has partnered with two fintechs in a bid to help its financial advisers drive client growth. Oko Adviser, a sustainability investing platform that uses advance analytics to source aligned solutions and avoid greenwashing among ETFs ...

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 ...

Government must do more after product failures: FSC, SCA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
As the likes of Crescent Wealth and Insignia Financial respond to the 2023 superannuation performance test results, the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Super Consumers Australia have said the government must still do more to ensure members in underperforming ...
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