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Scientific Beta offers portfolio solution to institutional investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
Index solutions provider Scientific Beta said 'completion portfolios' can be used by institutional investors to address unintended alignments in their portfolio positioning. Scientific Beta's research showed that even the most meticulously designed ...

BUSSQ's boardroom brass cleared, CFMEU spend deemed sound

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
Queensland-based industry super fund BUSSQ, which has ties to the scandal-plagued Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining, and Energy Union (CFMEU) through its board, emerged largely unscathed from an independent report by KPMG. BUSSQ was hit with ...

Escala unveils new leadership team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
Private wealth group Escala Partners has made changes to its leadership structure as it officially integrated into global financial services firm Focus Financial Partners. Although Escala joined Focus' network of independent wealth management firms ...

Evidentia assembles inaugural executive leadership team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
Managed account provider Evidentia Group has lifted the lid on its inaugural executive leadership lineup, spanning investments, client solutions and operations functions. This move marks the organisation's formal debut in its redefined form, which Evidentia ...

Super on paid parental leave to reduce gender gap: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
The introduction of superannuation contributions on paid parental leave (PPL) is set to boost women's retirement savings by $7200, according to new research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Superannuation contributions ...

AMP North launches model portfolio solution with BlackRock, Lonsec

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
AMP North has partnered with BlackRock and Lonsec to launch a model portfolio offering. North introduced its "market first" 'Blend' capability today, which enables advice practices to customise assets within model portfolios. The latest model portfolios ...

Super funds, banks say cybersecurity is now their biggest concern

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
APRA's 2025 Stakeholder Survey shows that cyber security risk has emerged as the topmost concern in financial services. The survey, which gathered responses from 262 financial institutions, revealed that the threat of cyber security was listed as a ...

Brite Advisors auditor admits failures, surrenders registration

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
ASIC has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from DM Advisory Services principal David Makowa, the auditor of Brite Advisors. Makowa, a veteran of more than 20 years in practice - including stints at Ernst & Young and KPMG - has surrendered his ...

Pension leaders urge US 401(k) plans to embrace private markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
Pension trustees and investment strategists see an opportunity to expand US DC savings into private market assets, particularly real estate. According to discussions at the Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) Spring Conference, experts including ...

Managed fund inflows jump over 20x: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
Managed funds domiciled in Australia received $8.6 billion in inflows from January to May this year, over 20 times the level recorded over the same period last year, according to global funds network Calastone. Calastone said local investors appeared ...
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